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Alexander L. Kielland was a Norwegian semi-submersible drilling rig that, on 27 March 1980, capsized in the Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea, killing 123 people. The capsize was the worst disaster in Norwegian waters since the Second World War .
Families hope a meeting in parliament will put pressure on authorities over the 1980 rig capsizing.
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 ...
The Alexander L. Kielland, a drilling rig operating in the Ekofisk gas field of the North Sea, capsized on 27 March 1980.The incident killed 123 people. The rig was owned by a Norwegian firm, Stavanger Drilling, and was chartered by Phillips Norway, a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Co. Survivors and relatives of the deceased sued Phillips Petroleum Co. for damages in federal court in Ohio ...
March 27, 1980: Alexander L. Kielland offshore platform (on the right), [1] before toppling and killing 123 employees March 24, 1980: Archbishop of San Salvador Oscar Romero assassinated during Mass March 23, 1980: Ixtoc I oil spill capped in Gulf of Mexico March 28, 1980: Possible tomb of Jesus discovered. The following events happened in ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
The Ekofisk field is a north–south trending anticline, with a central graben, forming a structure that is 49 km 2 (19 sq mi) in area, with 244 m (801 ft) of vertical closure and a hydrocarbon column 305 m (1,001 ft) long, formed by Permian Zechstein salt movement in the form of salt pillows. [8]
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