Four companies (, , , and Thomson Scottish Associates Ltd) formed a joint venture and obtained an oil-exploration licence in 1. .
Piper Alpha's production facilities were designed by in . The supporting platform jacket, as well as the module structures and buildings, were designed by . The eight-legge. .
In 1978, major works were carried out to enable the platform to meet British government gas-conservation requirements, and to avoid waste from the . A gas conservation module (G. .
Because the platform was completely destroyed, and many of those involved died, analysis of events can only suggest a possible chain of events based on known facts. Some witnesses to the events question th.
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