Alexander kielland drilling rig

Norway to set up compensati­on scheme for 1980 oil rig

Forty-five years after the Alexander L Kielland oil rig capsized in the North Sea, Norway''s parliament has voted to set up a compensati­on scheme for relatives of the 123 men

Alexander Kielland oil rig disaster: Hunt for victims'' families

The Alexander Kielland platform capsized in stormy weathers in the Norwegian North Sea oilfield in March 1980, with 22 British workers among those killed.

Top 10 World''s Catastrophic Accidents in Oil and Gas

The Alexander L. Kielland was a semi-submersible platform in Scotland, which at the time served as accommodation for the workers on the

Collapse in the North Sea: The Alexander L. Kielland Disaster

The North Sea has long been a vital hub for offshore oil and gas production, its seabed dotted with towering rigs and platforms extracting energy from beneath the waves. But

Alexander Kielland families to get compensation 45

Alexander Kielland families to get compensation 45 years after North Sea disaster Of the 212 men onboard the Norwegian rig, 123 died with

The Alexander Kielland Oil Rig Capsize

On March 27th 1980 during heavy weather in the North Sea, the Alexander Kielland, a 10,000 tonne floating oil platform, capsized with 212 people on board. O...

Remembering the Alexander L. Kielland Disaster of 1980

On the evening of 27 March 1980, their fathers were among 212 men aboard the Kielland, a French-built, semi-submersible platform named after a famous

Kielland oil rig disaster victims ''failed by Norway

Families of the more than 120 men killed when an oil rig capsized 45 years ago were failed by official investigations, a new study has concluded.

Wrongful use of the rig may have contributed to the accident

Unregulated moving CFEM, the French shipyard that built the Alexander L. Kielland, blamed Stavanger Drilling and Phillips Petroleum Company Norway for the accident.

Top 10 World''s Catastrophic Accidents in Oil and Gas Industry

The Alexander L. Kielland was a semi-submersible platform in Scotland, which at the time served as accommodation for the workers on the Edda oil rig. The rig itself was

The OAG to review the Kielland catastrophe

The OAG to review the Kielland catastrophe The review gives hope for final answers to the many questions regarding what actually happened when the drilling platform

Alexander Kielland oil rig disaster: Hunt for victims''

Researchers into an oil rig disaster which killed 123 workers more than 40 years ago are seeking information about two Britons who died. The

Alexander L. Kielland: Norway''s worst offshore disaster

The fatal capsizing of the oil platform Alexander L. Kielland in the North Sea is the worst disaster in Norwegian offshore history since World War II.

45 years since the Kielland disaster

Kielland was originally built as a drilling rig but was later converted into living quarters, or a flotel. When the accident happened, the platform was

Investigation of the Alexander L. Kielland Failure

Sections for the rig were fabricated in several French and German yards by subcontractors, final assembly tool place in CFEM''s Dunkirk yard. The rig was delivered to its Norwegian owners in

Remembering an Accident: Alexander L Kielland

The Alexander L Kielland, a semi-submersible drilling rig platform, capsized on the Edda field in the North Sea, March 1980, killing 123 people.

Alexander Kielland: Norway still fighting for answers

The Alexander Kielland platform in the Gandsfjord during an operation to upright the capsized rig. The vessel was later scuttled.

The Alexander L. Kielland disaster and its aftermath

Alexander L. Kielland (right) before the disaster. The rig was contracted by Stavanger-based company A. Gowart-Olsen & Co in 1973. It was a semi-submersible Pentagon drilling rig with

BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 | 1980: North Sea platform

Some were able to make it to the lifeboats before the platform fully capsized while others were thrown into the sea as the rig began to tilt. Most of those missing

Alexander L. Kielland accident (Technical Report) | OSTI.GOV

The mobile drilling rig and platform, Alexander L. Kielland, sank during a storm on March 27, 1980 and 123 men were killed. The results of an inquiry into the accident are summarized in this report.

Investigation of the Alexander L. Kielland

Understanding the importance of the damage progression preceding fracture in components and 28 connections is highlighted by cases such as

Kielland oil rig disaster victims ''failed by Norway authorities''

Families of the more than 120 men killed when an oil rig capsized 45 years ago were failed by official investigations, a new study has concluded. The Alexander Kielland

What happened to Henrik Ibsen? – Ekofisk

Plans called for it then to be towed to Ekofisk to replace sister rig Alexander L Kielland, which was due to be brought to land for conversion and

11 Historical Offshore Incidents and Why They Happened

On March 27, 1980, 212 offshore workers were aboard the floating oil rig named Alexander L. Kielland. At the time, the platform was owned by the Stavanger Drilling Company but was

The Alexander L. Kielland Disaster

The accommodation rig Alexander L Kielland suffered structural failure and capsized while at work in the Norwegian Ekofisk Field on March 27 1980, with the loss of 123 of the 212 men who

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