On the night of 6 July 1988, 120 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, a devastating series of explosions ripped through Piper ...

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 ...

THE Piper Alpha blaze remains to this day the world’s deadliest offshore disaster. The North Sea oil platform was engulfed by a fireball 120 miles off the coast of Aberdeen 37 years ago. The ...

The world's worst offshore disaster claimed the lives of 167 men onboard the Piper Alpha platform around 120 miles off the ...

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.

On July 6th 1988, 167 oil workers were killed, while there were just 62 survivors, after a gas condensate leak led to an explosion and fire on the North Sea platform Piper Alpha, which was ...

One of the men who worked for the legendary oil well firefighter "Red" Adair tells of their long battle at the scene of the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster.

ITwas a summer evening on the Piper Alpha oil and gas platform in the North Sea, about 190km northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. A night shift crew of 60 were working, while the rest of the workers ...

The Piper Alpha disaster took place on July 6, 1988. One hundred and sixty-seven people perished in a giant fireball on the rig operated by Occidental Petroleum. ... juicy oil-spill disaster." ...

A service of remembrance was held to mark 25 years since the Piper Alpha disaster. 167 men were killed in an explosion on the oil platform. Read the full story › ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is developing a drama series about the Piper Alpha disaster, one of the most catastrophic offshore oil incidents of all time and the worst in terms of lives lost. The drama ...

Tomorrow's service for the victims of Piper Alpha will be marked by a Royal Air Force Sea King helicopter from D Flight, 202 Squadron, which is based at RAF Lossiemouth. The aircraft was the first ...