Piper alpha oil rig explosion leaves 167 dead the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster was caused by a gas leak on the north sea oil rig. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to. Root cause analysis ype wijnia 27 february 2015 in a study of the history of asset management just someone1 pointed me on the importance of the accident on the piper alpha for the development of asset management. N476ab 1980 piper pa325 owned by charley alpha llc aircraft registration information with aircraft photos, flight tracking, and maps. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. For open structures, the merge experiments series reported by merx et al 15,16. Piper alpha cullen report bills presented in the house of commons at 4.
Ukooa united kingdom offshore operators association. Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. The protection of competition turkish competition authority the competition board the presidency service departments ay. Scope of the investigation the csb examines the macondo incident from a process safety perspective, integrating into the us offshore sector fundamental safety concepts, such as the hierarchy of controls, human factors, and inherent safety. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil and gas. E ven 25 years on, charles haffeys most powerful memory of the piper alpha disaster was the overwhelming, deafening noise. Piper alpha located about 120 miles north eastofaberdeen, scotland. The rig produced oil, gas and condensate primarily propane and was linked to two other drilling platforms via large undersea pipelines. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to.
In the aftermath of the personal tragedies came the inevitable selfexamination and uncertainty. Piper alpha was a large production platform that started production in 1976. This handbook has been designed as a guide to help unions, large and small, think about how they can work together or ultimately merge with other unions and, if. Piper alpha was the largest platform by production in the world in its era 317,000 barrelsday, peak. The accident killed 165 out of 226 crew members and two crew members from the standby vessel sandhaven. Following the disaster a public inquiry was set up under the public inquiries regulations offshore installations regulations 1974 presided over by lord cullen to establish the circumstances of the disaster and its cause and to make. It was built in the north sea by a consortium run by occidental and dr. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. Bibliography building process safety culture tool kit. The human dimension of piper alpha always comes first to our minds and remains. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. Piper alpha timeline piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. Piper alpha inquiry judge lord cullen recalls boarding platform after disaster. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard piper alpha assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed.
The essential workflow tool for legal professionals with an international outlook. The piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. Dat het aanvankelijke incident kon escaleren tot een ramp van dergelijke. Pdf document ccps center for chemical process safety. It was connected by an oil pipeline to flotta and by gas pipelines to two other installations. Piper alpha 30 years since the worlds deadliest offsho. 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. Just a sample of presentation format for piper alpha disaster cause which may help u in preparation for something like this in the future. Accident incident outcome unplanned events and outcomes.
Copyright jim thomson 20 safety in engineering ltd piper. Nearly three decades ago today, the deadliest offshore disaster in history unfolded as the piper alpha platform burst into flames, killing 167 of the 228 people either working on the rig or patrolling in a safety vessel nearby. It was connected by an oil pipeline to flotta and by. Piper alpha the house of lords landmark decision gard. 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.
Sue jane, who was offshore in the months before to. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist. Piper alpha that killed 167 workers in the worlds deadliest offshore oil industry disaster. The controversy around it was heightened when a report. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard alpha piper assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. In its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. Conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm. Ideally, youd like to hand the entire presentation over to your boss in one, complete document with all the information they need, and without printing, scanning. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was. Gtdt provides firststep legal analysis of the legal frameworks in 117 practice areas and over 150 jurisdictions. Summary after litigation originating in edinburgh and spanning nine years, the house of lords decision in february this year confirmed an insurers right to. The investigation into the piper alpha disaster has. Piper alpha that killed 167 workers in the worlds deadliest offshore oil.
Conturaalpha merger unites cumberland mine with exowner. The headlines kept coming, as did the funerals and memorial services. For similar platforms and for a welldefined class of accidents, however, this study is the. Case study presentation on piper al pha and san juanico incident conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm. 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 vast inferno created by simultaneous eruptions from ruptured gas and. Commission opens indepth investigation into proposed merger between dow and dupont brussels, 11 august 2016 the commission has opened an indepth probe to assess whether the proposed merger of dow and dupont is in line with the eu merger regulation. 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. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km. Piper alpha cullen report bills presented in the house of commons at 10. The designs and operating procedures, which for so long had seemed dependable and safe, now looked vulnerable.
Postacquisition integration is often cited as the keystone of a successful merger or acquisition. A risk analysis perspective on piper alpha elisabeth. Many years before macondo, there was a much more deadly disaster offshore in the north sea. Chair, management science and engineering, stanford university outline. Could people better trained in oil and gas safety procedures have prevented it, or stopped the process safety incident once the fire stated. Since the death of 167 offshore workers on the piper alpha installation in july 1988, and the subsequent establishment of a new regulatory regime in the offshore oil and gas industry, much has been made of a renewed commitment to safety shown by the operating oil companies and service companies in the industry. Local former prime ministers lead tributes to exaberdeen mp frank doran. Piper alpha technical investigation by, 1988, petroleum engineering division, department of energy edition, in english. Outline about piper alpha platform the happening event timeline cause of the disaster effect of the disaster key failures improvement and prevention conclusion 2. It began exporting oil from the piper oilield discovered.
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. If a fire or explosion has already occurred, or if there is bad weather, such that helicopter. Risks involved in mergers and acquisitions hk edition updated. Article by fiona macleod ceng ficheme and stephen richardson. The platform started production in1976 produce natural gas, lpg andcrude oil piper alpha contributed about 10%of the. Also, the probability of such an accident could be made arbitrarily small by controlling the level of detail in which the accident is described. The piper alpha explosion and fire was the worst accident which has occurred on an offshore platform. The piper alpha disaster shocked the industry and the general public. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. Colombia merger control getting the deal through gtdt.
Merging pdf files lets say you have a big presentation tomorrow comprised of numerous design sketches, accounting reports, and feedback from the engineering team. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988, killing. Piper alpha inquiry judge lord cullen recalls boarding. Constructed for oil collection by mcdermott engineering and operated by occidental group, piper alpha was located 120 miles northeast of aberdeen, scotland. Pdf in 1998, the explosion of the piper alpha platform claimed 167 lives. Operator and supervisor errors escalated a process safety incident into a disaster.
The northroporbital atk merger is a vertical mergerthe combination of a supplier and a. Pdf the british offshore oil industry after piper alpha. Postmerger, the companies said, conturas assets will primarily consist of a diversified production profile of highquality, metallurgical and thermal coal mines in central appalachia, a highly efficient longwall thermal coal mine in northern appalachia, one of the largest met coal reserves in the united states and leading export capacity through a 65 percent ownership in the. A release of condensate on the piper alpha platform led to a series of explosions and fires. Piper alpha technical investigation 1988 edition open. Step change in safety has commissioned a short film about the piper alpha disaster featuring artwork by sue jane taylor. Piper alpha presentation safety emergency incident. Dla piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 30 countries throughout the americas, asia pacific, europe, africa and the middle east, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world. Planning a merger or other forms of cooperation can be a dif. Secretary of state to hold a public inquiry to establish the circumstances of the accident on piper alpha. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file. Piper alpha presentation free download as powerpoint presentation.
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