Jun 24, 2014 dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. At weeks end more than 100 contract workers who had been refurbishing three other british platforms left their jobs, out of concern for their safety. The offshore industry response an indepth analysis at the current system of. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. So other platforms continued production and pumping of gas for sometime which supplied additional fuel to the fire at piper. The piper alpha, was an offshore oil production platform that was located in the british sector of the north sea. The piper alpha is placed in the north sea, around 193 km northeast of aberdeen. In the space of two hours, 167 men lost their lives. A look into the piper alpha disaster highlighting ethical issues. Jul 15, 20 twentyfive years ago the piper alpha disaster changed the oil and gas landscape but have the safety lessons been learnt. Piper alpha rewrites the rules on offshore safety new. British sector north sea oil field 120 miles aberdeen scotland 4 5. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. Lecture by brian appleton technical adviser to the enquiry on piper alpha accident.
May 25, 2014 the piper alpha disaster on the morning 6 th july 1988, as part of a maintenance program, a gas pump pressure safety valve was removed from the processing area and, as the work could not be completed that day, a blanking plat was fitted over the end of pipe where the pump had been removed. It was connected by an oil pipeline to flotta and by gas pipelines to two other installations. Hon lord cullenthe public enquiry into the piper alpha disaster. E ven 25 years on, charles haffeys most powerful memory of the piper alpha disaster was the overwhelming, deafening noise. Piper disaster the hon lord cullen department of energy. Jul 04, 20 e ven 25 years on, charles haffeys most powerful memory of the piper alpha disaster was the overwhelming, deafening noise. The vast inferno created by simultaneous eruptions from ruptured gas and. In 1978 piper alpha was modified to process and export the natural gas to comply with uk gas conservation requirements 5 6. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard piper alpha assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. Public inquiry into the piper alpha disaster the lord cullen report. The longterm psychological effects of surviving a major disaster are poorly understood. This article compares two industrial disasters in the offshore oil industry, the explosion and fire on piper alpha off the coast of scotland in 1988, the worlds worst offshore disaster, and the. Julian turner charts the safety improvements that have taken place in the 25 years since the.
Introductionthis is a case study about the piper alpha disaster, on the management operations and structures, the objective of the management, the industrial process of the platform, the causes of the accident together with the consequences of the accident and case study on the improvement and the prevention of such disaster again. The worst disaster in the history of offshore many years before macondo, there was a much more deadly disaster offshore in the north sea. This is not to say that there have not been other disasters offshore since the. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. An explosion on the piper alpha platform occurred in july 1988. Download as ppt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil pdf to doc verypdf2word and gas. The death toll was the highest in any accident in the history of offshore oil exploration. A total of 167 people died in the piper alpha fire making it the worlds worst offshore oil disaster. Apr 09, 2015 a key witness at the cullen inquiry, ed said.
Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to. As details of the causes of the disaster emerged, every offshore operator. Twentyfive years ago the piper alpha disaster changed the oil and gas landscape but have the safety lessons been learnt. Jun 23, 2010 piper alpha disaster on an oil and gas platform in the north sea, july 1988 background what happened a series of explosions and an oil fed fire on the piper alpha oil and gas platform in the north sea on 6th july 1988, 120 miles northeast of aberdeen, killed 167 men. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil. Piper alpha at the time accounted for approximately ten percent for all gas and. Sir brian appletons lecture broadcast by the bbc provides an incredibly useful insight into the piper alpha disaster and the subsequent enquiry. This report in two volumes is the final report on the public inquiry into the piper alpha platform disaster in the north sea by a parliamentary commission under lord cullen. Jul 04, 20 on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the piper alpha disaster, a north sea oil and gas insider claims safety measures are made a mockery by management bullying. Piper alpha 25 years on have we learned the lessons. Piper alpha was the largest platform by production in the world in its era 317,000 barrelsday, peak. The rig produced oil, gas and condensate primarily propane and was linked to two other drilling platforms via large undersea pipelines.
Pdf this article compares two industrial disasters in the offshore oil industry, the explosion and fire on piper alpha off the coast of scotland in. We undertook a survey of survivors of the piper alpha oil platform disaster 1988. Hero diver fled to australia to escape his piper alpha hell. The piper alpha disaster of 6th july 1988 resulted in the deaths of 167 men, injuries to 62 survivors and the total destruction of the oil platform by a series of explosions and fires. References weekend aberdeen, nov 27, 20, youtube, retrieved from. In 1996, lord cullen led the inquiry into the massacre at dunblane primary school ladbroke grove. Jul 06, 20 on 6 july 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the piper alpha platform in the north sea. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to shore.
Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. Abbreviated timeline of the piper alpha disaster, 6th. Tragically, the automatic fire drench system on piper alpha was in manual mode the night of the blast. Piper alpha timeline piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. This paper examines the following aspects of offshore safety in oil and gas production systems before and after the piper alpha disaster. One hundred and sixty seven people died in the piper alpha fire on 6 july 1988, making it the worlds worst offshore oil disaster. Piper alpha was no accident, it was a disaster waiting to happen. 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. Piper alpha that killed 167 workers in the worlds deadliest offshore oil industry. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard alpha piper assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed.
Dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. 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 accident killed 165 out of 226 crew members and two crew members from the standby vessel sandhaven. It was built in the north sea by a consortium run by occidental and dr. Most of the victims suffocated in toxic fumes which developed after a gas leak set off the blasts and sparked the fire. In november 1990 lord cullens report into the disaster severely criticised safety procedures on the rig owned by occidental. This is the conclusion of the cullen report into the explosion on the oil rig piper alpha that killed 167 men. 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. Importance learning from major incident piper alpha disaster. This program utilizes a case study of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea which resulted in the loss of 167 lives. Australia on cusp of piper alphastyle disaster, warns visiting trade unionist. Jul 24, 2015 a look into the piper alpha disaster highlighting ethical issues.
The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. In 1996, lord cullen led the inquiry into the massacre at dunblane primary school. Preventable disasters in the offshore oil industry. North of scotland piper alpha report made free to public after charges deemed unacceptable. Piper alpha disaster on an oil and gas platform in the. Piper alpha survivors recall disaster 25 years on business. Learning from the piper alpha accident semantic scholar. Piper alpha the house of lords landmark decision gard. It is 25 years since tragedy struck in the north sea. Pdf preventable disasters in the offshore oil industry. Piper alpha located about 120 miles north east of aberdeen, scotland.
On 6 july 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the piper alpha platform in the north sea. Alpha piper disaster introduction the accident, which occurred on board of the seaward platform piper alpha in july 1988, took lives of 167 people and cost billions of dollars damage of property. Piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human life. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. The first cullen report was prompted by occidental petroleums piper alpha disaster on 6 july 1988, in which gas condensate ignited, killing 167 of the 229 people on board the oil platform in only 22 minutes. The public inquiry into the piper alpha disaster cm 10. The first cullen report was prompted by occidental petroleums piper alpha disaster on 6 july 1988, in which gas condensate ignited, killing 167 of the 229 people on board the oil platform in only 22 minutes dunblane. The new engineer who must find a path to safety on a burning oil rig. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988, killing 167. 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. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms.
The investigation into the piper alpha disaster has much to teach us. 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. Pdf in 1998, the explosion of the piper alpha platform claimed 167 lives, making it the worlds worst offshore oil disaster. Information on the accident piper alpha accident happened in the 6th of july in 1988 in this accident 167 men died including 165 out of 226 workers of the platform and 2 members of the rescue crew. About piper alpha 35 in 1976 platform started production of oil. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. Pdf the british offshore oil industry after piper alpha. The third cullen report was a result of lord cullens. Pdf survivors of the piper alpha oil platform disaster.
Piper alpha disaster pdf piper alpha was a large pdf to doc mac freeware north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. The piper alpha incident is still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the uk. It concluded that the initial condensate leak was the result of maintenance work being carried out simultaneously on a pump and related safety valve. Bibliography building process safety culture tool kit. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion. It outlines the findings of the investigation in vol. The piper alpha disaster in 1988 shocked the world, and changed offshore safety management and legislation in the north sea beyond recognition. Pipe lift raft on its aunching platform efore h, init. 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. It began production in 1976, but on july 6, 1988 it was the site of the worlds. After 180 days of proceedings, it released its report public inquiry into the piper alpha disaster short. Julian turner charts the safety improvements that have taken place in the 25 years since the worst accident in the history of the oil and gas industry.
Hero diver fled to australia to escape his piper alpha. Piper alpha atform from the,xlpha forll the all pi. The british response the results of the official investigation by lord cullen, including the final recommendations of his investigation. The disaster and beyond what went wrong an overview of the events which led to the piper alpha disaster. The piper alpha disaster on the morning 6 th july 1988, as part of a maintenance program, a gas pump pressure safety valve was removed from the processing area and, as the work could not be completed that day, a blanking plat was fitted over the end of. Sep 17, 2015 piper alpha located about 120 miles north east of aberdeen, scotland. It was operated by the occidental petroleum caledonia ltd. Piper alpha disaster on an oil and gas platform in the north sea, july 1988 background what happened a series of explosions and an oil fed fire on the piper alpha oil and gas platform in the north sea on 6th july 1988, 120 miles northeast of aberdeen, killed 167 men. The change in safety management for offshore oil and gas. Aug 20, 20 the piper alpha disaster in 1988 shocked the world, and changed offshore safety management and legislation in the north sea beyond recognition. Sir brian appleton acted as a technical adviser during lord cullens inquiry into the piper alpha disaster. May 06, 20 july 6, 1988, piper oilfield, north sea.
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