Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fire in the night. The controversy around it was heightened when a report. Learning from the piper alpha accident the offshore platform piper alpha, which was lo cated in the british sector of the north sea oil field and operated by occidental petroleum, was engulfed in a catastrophic fire on july 6, 1988. The 1988 piper alpha disaster remains one of the worst. Piper alpha disaster joe meanen, who jumped into the sea from the burning platform, with gary gallagher, who survived a 32ft fall from a hotel roof, to make workplaces safer.
This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo. Explosion in the north sea piper alpha disaster youtube. Since drilling began in the north sea in the 1970s there have been 300 deaths on britains 123 oil installations, often in. The night that changed our world is now available for free download here. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion.
Fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th. She sketched many of the men on piper alpha and went on to create the iconic memorial that now stands in hazelhead park. Automatic shutdown valves were made mandatory on rigs to starve any potential fires of fuel. She sketched many of the men on piper alpha and went on to create the iconic memorial. Fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988.
Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. Fire in the night takes a very personal approach in describing the. Jul 01, 2018 30th anniversary of the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster on july 6, 1988, 167 people died in the piper alpha explosion. The rig produced oil, gas and condensate primarily propane and was linked to two other drilling platforms via large undersea pipelines. A list of the 167 men who lost their life in north sea tragedy.
But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. However, whereas the myriad lessons learned from this disaster are common knowledge among chemical and process engineers, the valuable safety lessons from this harrowing story are arguably not so obvious to laboratory chemists. The human price of oil dvd training package the safety video is a gripping drama documentary that recreates the three hours of the piper alpha tragedy. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. Pdf the british offshore oil industry after piper alpha. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion. The 1988 piper alpha tragedy claimed 167 lives after a gas leak caused the. Jul 06, 20 a bbc documentary, fire in the night, tells their stories in their own words. Piper alpha timeline piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen.
Piper alpha 25 years on have we learned the lessons. Outline about piper alpha platform the happening event timeline cause of the disaster effect of the disaster key failures improvement and prevention conclusion 2. The new engineer who must find a path to safety on a burning oil rig. National geographic channel seconds from disaster season. The accident killed 165 out of 226 crew members and two crew members from the standby vessel sandhaven. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
As shifts changed and the night crew aboard piper alpha assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. This documentary marks twentyfive years since the piper alpha oil rig disaster. About piper alpha placed at north sea, the platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas oil production started in 1976 with about 250,000 barrels 40,000 m3 of oil per day increasing to 300,000 barrels 48,000 m3 a gas recovery m. The piper alpha disaster a documentary about the piper alpha oil rig disaster in which 167 people died has its world premiere in edinburgh next week.
Piper alpha disaster news, views, gossip, pictures. Piper alpha the night that changed our world print this page. The 20 documentary film fire in the night is about the disaster. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms.
Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to shore. Two men implicated in the chain of events which ended with the piper alpha oil rig disaster could have been wrongly blamed, according to a bbc television documentary. Jul 04, 20 the piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. Fire in the night takes a very personal approach in describing the events of that night.
But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha. A gas pipeline connecting piper alpha to the claymore platform exploded. Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download. Importance learning from major incident piper alpha disaster 1 comment i t is vital that lessons are learned from all major incidents, as management, cultural and technical failure i. Documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster. A whistleblower has warned that a system of safety representatives set up to underpin the integrity of oil and gas platforms in the north sea following the piper alpha explosion is being made a. Bibliography building process safety culture tool kit. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This will be premiered at the piper25 workforce involvement day being held in aberdeen on wednesday 19th june.
This workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea which resulted in the loss of 167 lives. The piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. Piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training. An explosion on the piper alpha platform occurred in july 1988.
The first sign that something was wrong, was when the ceiling fell on ed punchard. The piper alpha incident is still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the uk. Jul 03, 2018 an oil platform disaster 30 years ago has grim, but abundant, parallels and lessons for aviation safety. The piper alpha platform is the largest and oldest platform in the north sea oilfield. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life. The piper alpha disaster now on your favorite device.
Piper alpha documentary post by arob61 thu may 01, 2008 10. The piper alpha was an offshore drilling platform, located in the north sea. Jun 21, 20 this documentary marks twentyfive years since the piper alpha oil rig disaster. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km northeast of aberdeen, scotland, that was operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist today. Piper alpha, for engineers, and even electricians, remains the example held up when there is an inadequate control design. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to. Documentary chronicling the tragic events on board the piper alpha oil rig in july 1988.
Dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. Piper alpha spiral to disaster is a gripping drama documentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. It was pandemonium jump to media player survivors of the piper alpha disaster which killed 167 men recall the moment the platform exploded 25 years ago. A bbc documentary, fire in the night, tells their stories in their own words. Jul 07, 2018 documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. Piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy films media group spiral to disaster 1 piper alpha archives insurance. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist. Importance learning from major incident piper alpha disaster.
Dvd internet licence corporate licence download the trainers guide. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training package 695. The short film was produced for step change by uk and features audio from the bbc radio 3 drama piper alpha the human price of oil, written by stephen phelps. Had the condensate injection pump on piper alpha been removed from service by physically locking its switches, with an attached tag, the. Had the condensate injection pump on piper alpha been removed from service by physically locking its switches, with an attached tag, the decision to start would nit have been made. The process safety video is a gripping drama documentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. It provides the basis of discussion, analysis and training in a variety of ohs areas. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. Spiral to disaster piper alpha is a training video that analyzes this industrial tragedy which could have been prevented or averted to improve safety programs. Jul 15, 20 in the case of piper alpha management, shortcomings emerged in a variety of forms.
Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil and gas. Step change in safety has commissioned a short film about the piper alpha disaster featuring artwork by sue jane taylor. Pdf in 1998, the explosion of the piper alpha platform claimed 167 lives, making it the worlds worst offshore oil. On july 6th 1988 an explosion on the rig led to an intense fire that killed 167 men. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training package. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. Twentyfive years ago the piper alpha disaster changed the oil and gas landscape but have the safety lessons been learnt.
Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil. It began production in 1976, but on july 6, 1988 it was the site of the worlds. Watch national geographic channel seconds from disaster season 1, episode 10 explosion in the north sea. Piper alpha documentary health and safety for beginners.
After announcing on 7 july 1988 that a public inquiry would be held to establish the circumstances and causes of the accident on piper alpha, cecil parkinson, secretary of state for energy made a further statement on 14 july outlining the form the inquiry would take. Jul 04, 20 a whistleblower has warned that a system of safety representatives set up to underpin the integrity of oil and gas platforms in the north sea following the piper alpha explosion is being made a. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the. The sky was alight and acrid smoke billowed into the cold air the night 167 men lost their lives 28 years on and the scars of the piper alpha disaster have still not healed. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human lif. National geographic channel seconds from disaster season 1. News remembering piper video available for download. The documentary features astonishing testimonies from men who found. Since drilling began in the north sea in the 1970s there have been 300 deaths on britains 123 oil installations, often in accidents caused by bad weather.
Also, the probability of such an accident could be made arbitrarily small by controlling the level of detail in which the accident is described. For similar platforms and for a welldefined class of accidents, however, this study is the. It was last inspected two weeks ago but last week there was a small fire on the rig. The process safety video is a gripping dramadocumentary that recreates the. The piper alpha disaster kindle edition by mcginty, stephen. About piper alpha placed at north sea, the platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and the. He was diving coordinator on the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea, east of scotland, and it was 10 p. Frontline scotland, which will be shown on tuesday night, questions the longheld view that the inferno in july 1988 which claimed the lives of 167 men was sparked by a single. Dont forget to subscribe for more documentaries like this one. It was a catastrophe that killed 167 men and left only 61 survivors, each of whom had to fight for their lives to escape the huge, labyrinthine structure and the flames that were consuming it. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file.
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