The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. It began exporting oil from the piper oilield discovered. On july 6, 1988, in the piper oilfield, north sea, the worlds deadliest offshore oil industry disaster took place. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. It can be obtained from the bbc education and training department and it cost approx. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard alpha piper assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. View piper alpha ppts online, safely and virusfree. 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. Piper alpha that killed 167 workers in the worlds deadliest offshore oil industry disaster. The piper alpha a large fixed platform was located in the piper field in. Case study presentation on piper al pha and san juanico incident conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm. Piper alpha technical investigation 1988 edition open library. The case for safety the north sea piper alpha disaster.
Also, the probability of such an accident could be made arbitrarily small by controlling the level of detail in which the accident is described. Constructed for oil collection by mcdermott engineering and operated by occidental group, piper alpha was located 120 miles northeast of aberdeen, scotland. Free download of john pipers oldest and newest book. Minutes silence for piper alphas 167 victims bbc news. Conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm. Pdf preventable disasters in the offshore oil industry. Furthermore, macondo raises regulatory concerns for the us just as the 1988 piper alpha disaster. 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. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental petroleum caledonia ltd. Jul 06, 2012 one addition to crossways republication of love your enemies is a new preface from john piper in which he explains why this book is a monument to gods mercy and faithfulness. May 06, 20 july 6, 1988, piper oilfield, north sea. About piper alpha placed at north sea, the platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and the.
It began production in 1976, 2 initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. Dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. Piper alpha rewrites the rules on offshore safety new scientist. Posted by ian d hi ciaran the video that you refer to is a bbc production called spiral to disaster from the bbc disaster series 1. Lord cullen, author of the report on the piper alpha disaster, changed the face of offshore safety. Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976.
Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil. Jul 15, 20 at the time of the piper alpha incident the workforce lived in a world where cuttingedge technology was a fax machine, so the first that those working offshore knew of the incident was through newspapers. It was caused by a massive fire, which was not the result of an unpredictable act of. The piper alpha incident is still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the uk. 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.
Download as ppt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd. The contribution of human factors to accidents in the offshore oil industry article pdf available in reliability engineering. It began production in 1976, but on july 6, 1988 it was the site of the worlds. This paper examines the following aspects of offshore safety in oil and gas production systems before and after the piper alpha disaster. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion. Oct 20, 2008 piper alpha technical investigation by, 1988, petroleum engineering division, department of energy edition, in english. The controversy around it was heightened when a report. Effect piper alpha disaster essays and research papers. It began production in 1976, but on july 6, 1988 it. The author headed the public inquiry into this disaster. About piper alpha 15 it was discovered in 1973 by occidental petroleum caledonia in 1975 piper alpha oil rig was constructed on july 6th 1988, an explosion of the piper alpha platform 3 4. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. The chain of events that led to the macondo disaster could have been interrupted. Occupational health management of police officers involved in. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was. Piper alpha the house of lords landmark decision gard. The accident that occurred on board the offshore platform piper alpha in july 1988 killed 167 people and cost billions of dollars in property damage. A series of explosions destroyed the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea.
Pdf this article compares two industrial disasters in the offshore oil industry, the explosion and fire on piper alpha off the coast of. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. Bibliography building process safety culture tool kit. Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. Piper alpha disaster on an oil and gas platform in the. A glitch in the matrix david fuller production duration. While there were some significant differences between the the tuna accident and the piper alpha disaster, both demonstrated the need for greater attention to the. An evaluation of human failure contributions to piper alpha disaster abstract the 1988 piper alpha disaster still remains the worst offshore oil platform.
The tartan platform has been continuing to pump gas to piper alpha, the intense heat and fires melt the riser and the riser ruptures although the sdvs may have closed, there is a large section of the riser on the cellar deck, completely unprotected the bursting riser causes a huge fireball which engulfs the platform. He writes, monuments are usually built much later than. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file. We also use cookies to collect information about how you use hse. This platform, located in the north sea approximately 110 miles from aberdeen, scotland, had 226 people on board at the time of the event, 167 including, two emergency response personnel died during a rescue attempt. 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. A condensate pump was taken out of service for maintenance by day shift psv of the pump was taken out of service and blind was installed loosely bolts not tight fire water system was on manual for diving operations 21. A postmortem analysis of technical and organizational factors. The piper alpha offshore oil and gas platform was owned by occidental petroleum. Piper alpha incident during the platform fire in 1988, virtually nothing went right, which allows us to draw lessons from a long list of events leading to the hazard. The accident killed 165 out of 226 crew members and two crew members from the standby vessel sandhaven. British sector north sea oil field 120 miles aberdeen scotland 4 5.
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 free download as powerpoint presentation. Last month, a rededication ceremony and remembrance service marking the 25th anniversary of the piper alpha disaster was held in the newly restored memorial garden in aberdeens hazlehead park. From the piper alpha archive late evening on the 6th of july, 1988 aberdeen royal infirmary declares a major incident and staff await the first helicopters with survivors. The piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident.
The change in safety management for offshore oil and gas. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human life. Presented to parliament by the secretary of state for energy by command of her. 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. 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. Landmark piper alpha cullen report now free to download news. Aug 20, 20 the piper alpha offshore oil and gas platform was owned by occidental petroleum. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fire in the night. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it.
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 public inquiry into the piper alpha disaster journal. Piper alpha 25 years on have we learned the lessons. It was last inspected two weeks ago but last week there was a small fire on the rig. An explosion on the piper alpha platform occurred in july 1988. Case study presentation on piper alpha and san juanico incident conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm.
Summary after litigation originating in edinburgh and spanning nine years, the house of lords decision in february this year confirmed an insurers right to. This is the conclusion of the cullen report into the explosion on the oil rig piper alpha that killed 167 men. The piper alpha disaster kindle edition by mcginty, stephen. It utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea. Dec 12, 2011 one of theworst accidents has happened was the piper alpha incident. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. Group, piper alpha was located 120 miles northeast of. As part of its macondo investigation, the csb held a public hearing in december 2010 on the international use of. Alpha disaster in 1988 in which 167 offshore workers died. High resolution image download ms powerpoint slide. 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. It provides the basis of discussion, analysis and training in a variety of ohs areas, including risk assessment, permit to work, emergency procedures, safety design and more. The disaster caused the death of 165 men out of 226 on.
It was caused by a massive fire, which was not the result of an unpredictable act of god but of. Piper alpha case study petroleum industry hydrocarbons scribd. Pdf the british offshore oil industry after piper alpha. Pdf the contribution of human factors to accidents in the. In the following sections we will examine the causes of the piper alpha oil rig explosion and the subsequent inquiry into the incident that claimed 167 crew members lives.
Pdf an evaluation of human failure contributions to piper alpha. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms. The piper alpha disaster paved way for offshore safety case, formal safety assessments and a host of safety. 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.
The occupational health management of police officers involved in the piper alpha incident is described with reference to the factors likely to cause either physical or psychological distress and the measures taken to overcome these. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. London the first report on the cause of piper alpha oil rig disaster that killed 167 men, released thursday, said it was may have followed an explosion in. Professionalismpiper alpha oil rig disaster wikibooks. Failure of process safety management on every level.
The piper alpha platform is the largest and oldest platform in the north sea oilfield. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil and gas. At about 10 pm, a simple miscommunication and safety lapse involving one of the platforms two condensate pumps caused a chain reaction, culminating in a chain reaction of explosions that completely destroyed the entire piper alpha oil rig. First report on piper alpha disaster released upi archives. In 1988, piper alpha endured a gas leak with the subsequent fire and explosion reducing her to a wreck, ending up on the bottom of the north sea. The piper alpha, which was located approximately 120 miles northeast of aberdeen. In 1976 the platform began producing oil then was later converted to add gas production to its capabilities. Importance learning from major incident piper alpha disaster.
So other platforms continued production and pumping of gas for sometime which supplied additional fuel to the fire at piper. The aftermath significant improvements have been made in the uk for the offshore industry since the piper alpha incident. 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. Piper alpha was a large oil production platform in the north sea about 170 kilometers northeast of aberdeen. If piper alpha disaster occurs today most of the uk offshore legislation regime will apply. The new engineer who must find a path to safety on a burning oil rig.
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