Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum and began production in December 1976, initially as an oil-only platform, but later converted to add gas production. Piper Alpha exploded and collapsed under the effect of sustained gas jet fires in the night between 6 and 7 July 1988, killing 1. Piper oilfieldFour 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.
[pdf] 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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As of June 2010, there were over 620 mobile offshore drilling rigs (jackups, semisubs, drillships, barges, etc.) available for service in the worldwide offshore rig fleet. .
Offshore drilling is a mechanical process where a is drilled below the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently extract that lies in rock formations beneath the. .
Offshore drilling is usually done from platforms generically known as mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), which can be of one of several. .
Offshore oil and gas production is more challenging than land-based installations due to the remote and harsher environment. Much of the innovation in the offshore petroleum. .
Offshore oil production involves environmental risks, most notably from oil tankers or pipelines transporting oil from the platform to onshore facilities, and from leaks and accidents on the platform (e.g. and .
Around 1891, the first submerged oil wells were drilled from platforms built on piles in the fresh waters of the in . The wells were developed by small local. .
Notable offshore fields include:• the • the (offshore , , , and )• (in the and , part of the Ventura Basin) .
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