the Piper Alpha explosion, happened 30 years this week. The wreckage of the Piper Alpha oil production platform still burns in the North Sea, off Aberdeen, July 7, 1988. PA Wire/AP One hundred ...

The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea. This disaster led to ...

At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world. But on July 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a ...

The world's deadliest offshore oil disaster, the Piper Alpha explosion, happened 30 years ... caused by a gas leak on the North Sea oil rig, 120 miles off the northeast coast of Scotland.

He was at a racing event in US when word came through of a huge explosion. It was on board Occidental's Piper Alpha platform in the North Sea. Mr Krause told BBC Radio 4's 'Oil: A Crude History of ...

LONDON (AFP) – Safety has vastly improved on North Sea oil and gas platforms since the deadly explosion on the Piper Alpha rig 25 years ago, but experts warn there is no room for complacency.

6 July 1988: A series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea. One hundred and sixty seven men died in the world's worst offshore oil disaster. An inquiry blamed the ...

The Piper Alpha explosion was the world's worst off-shore ... standing at the centre of the inferno was the Piper Alpha oil platform. It had exploded in a massive ball of flames with 226 men ...

A deadly explosion aboard the Piper Alpha oil rig leaves the surviving crew scrambling to reach the evacuation helipad. But when they get there, they are stunned to find flames and smoke everywhere.