![]() ![]() The total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (£5 billion in 2021), making it one of the costliest man-made catastrophes ever. Piper Alpha exploded and sank on 6 July 1988, killing 165 of the men on board, 30 of whose bodies were never recovered, as well as a further two rescue workers after their rescue vessel, which had been trapped in debris and immobilized, was destroyed by the disintegrating rig. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited (OPCAL) and began production in 1976, initially as an oil-only platform but later converted to add gas production. Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea approximately 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. ![]() Piper Alpha Public Inquiry (Cullen Inquiry) Class=notpageimage| Piper Alpha's location in the North Sea, around 193 kilometres (120 miles) north-east of Aberdeen, ScotlandĪpproximately 22:00 ( BST) (first explosion))
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