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Date: 6 and 7 July 1988: Time: Approximately 22:00 (first explosion)Location: Piper Alpha platform, Piper oilfield, North Sea (UK sector) Coordinates: 1]: Type: Explosion and fire: Cause: – Startup of a condensate pump that had not been mechanically isolated due to ongoing maintenance – Lack of protection by design of gas risers: Filmed by: Scottish Television: Deaths: 167: Property damage ...
In the aftermath of the Piper Alpha disaster, it became apparent that riser jet fires can result in the rapid catastrophic loss of an offshore facility. This is due to the high fluid pressures and the large fuel inventory contained in the pipeline, which upon breach of containment becomes available for long lasting fires.
The Piper oilfield is a substantial North Sea oilfield covering 30.1 km 2 (11½ sq. mi.). It lies roughly halfway between Aberdeen and Bergen , at the eastern end of the Moray Firth basin . [ 1 ] Oil extracted from it is piped to Scotland , where it is stabilised at an oil plant on the island of Flotta , in the Orkney archipelago , while gas is ...
The Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea in 1988. The Kuwaiti oil fires following the Gulf War in 1991. [31] The 1968 American film Hellfighters, which starred John Wayne, is about a group of oil well firefighters, based loosely on Adair's life; Adair, Hansen, and Matthews served as technical advisors on the film.
The Disaster Recovery Center is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday. On July 4, it will be closed for the holiday. Ways to apply:
The Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 demonstrated how the accidental release of hydrocarbon can lead to the catastrophic failure of an installation with the rupture of major pipeline risers. [1] Jet fires impinged on vessels, pipework and firewalls.
The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) "Which does nothing," Jackson said of the insurance payout.
The site is one of two FEMA disaster recovery centers in the region, with the other at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center, 3035 E. Foothill Blvd.