Ruth Mottram Oct 28
There are a lot of trade-offs with fossil fuels that we definitely don't discuss enough. #PiperAlpha I recall as a kid, but it was just one in a succession of oil platform accidents that cost a lot of lives. And that's quite apart from the climate costs. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The Piper Alpha oil rig explod...
The Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and collapsed – and I made a desperate 175ft jump into the sea

In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for him

The Guardian
Ruth MottramOct 28

There are a lot of trade-offs with fossil fuel use that we definitely don't discuss enough. #PiperAlpha was the really big one I recall as a kid, but it was just the latest in a whole succession of oil platform accidents that cost a lot of lives and suffering in the North Sea. And then there was #DeepWaterHorizon.

And that's quite apart from the climate costs.
You wonder how many of these happen that we don't hear about too.

This is a good reminder.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/28/the-piper-alpha-oil-rig-exploded-and-collapsed-and-i-made-a-desperate-175ft-jump-into-the-sea

The Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and collapsed – and I made a desperate 175ft jump into the sea

In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for him

The Guardian
AFC DONScastJul 6, 2025

Today marks the anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster — one of the most devastating tragedies in the history of the offshore oil and gas industry. On the 6th of July 1988, 167 lives were lost in the catastrophic explosion and fire on the North Sea platform.

We remember the workers who lost their lives, the families and communities forever affected, and the incredible bravery of the survivors and rescuers.
#PiperAlpha

formuchdeliberationOct 1, 2024

Phys.org: Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated,’ suggests new report…

After the tragic explosion of the Piper Alpha oil rig platform in 1988 which claimed the lives of 167 people, the resulting oil spill of 670 tons wreaked havoc on marine life and had a lasting impact on the marine environment... phys.org #oilspills #marineenvironment #piperalpha #marinelife #northsea #oceans #oilpollution

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/phys-org-oil-pollution-in-north-sea-is-grossly-underestimated-suggests-new-report/

Phys.org: Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated,’ suggests new report…

After the tragic explosion of the Piper Alpha oil rig platform in 1988 which claimed the lives of 167 people, the resulting oil spill of 670 tons wreaked havoc on marine life and had a lasting impa…

for much deliberation
DeadlineSep 2, 2024

BBC Developing Drama Series About Scotland’s Piper Alpha Disaster, The Catastrophic Oil Rig Tragedy That Killed 167 People
#News #BBC #JamesWood #PiperAlpha #PiperAlphaDisaster #STVStudios

https://deadline.com/2024/09/bbc-piper-alpha-disaster-drama-1236071110/

BBC Developing Drama Series About Scotland’s Piper Alpha Disaster, The Catastrophic Oil Rig Tragedy That Killed 167 People

The BBC is developing a Piper Alpha disaster series about the tragic oil rig accident from STV Studios and James Wood.

Deadline
Maggie ChapmanJul 6, 2024
36 years ago, 167 people died because profits were seen as more important than worker health & safety.
The #PiperAlpha disaster transformed safety in the North Sea, but it shouldn't have taken this.
At 10pm, I'll raise a glass to remember all who lost their lives that awful day.
Neil DrysdaleDec 20, 2023
I travelled to Lockerbie after the disaster in 1988 and the shock on the faces of the residents testified to the disbelief which surrounded what was the worst terrorist atrocity on British soil. Yet, as I found out later, it wasn’t only the 270 victims whose lives were destroyed that night! #Lockerbie #PanAm103 #DrJimSwire #PiperAlpha #syracuseuniversity https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/6298195/lockerbie-bombing-35-years-neil-drysdale-opinion/
Neil Drysdale: 35 years on, bonds forged by Lockerbie tragedy remain strong

Those left behind after Lockerbie have moved on with their lives. But they will never - and can never - forget.

Press and Journal
Fiona Grahame Orkney News LtdJul 27, 2023
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is proposing to add the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden to the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes and designate the Memorial itself as a listed building.
#PiperAlpha
https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/07/27/consultation-opens-on-designating-piper-alpha-memorial-aberdeen-as-listed-building/
Consultation Opens on Designating Piper Alpha Memorial, Aberdeen as Listed Building

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is proposing to add the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden to the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes and designate the Memorial itself as a listed building.

The Orkney News
Scottish LassJul 6, 2023

REMEMBERING
WITH LOVE
PETER JOHN GRANT
OF
NAEVIEW, NORTH KESSOCK
TRAGICALLY LOST ON
PIPER ALPHA
6TH JULY 1988, AGED 31 YEARS
DARLING HUSBAND
AND DEAREST FRIEND OF
MOIRA ANNE SIM

🙏 #PiperAlpha #PeterGrant #Tomintoul

Scottish LassJul 5, 2023
35 years since #PiperAlpha. One of the victims is remembered in the modern #Tomintoul graveyard. A long way from the sea.