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Explosion in the North Sea Piper Alpha Disaster
Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for more documentaries like this one. Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and the resulting oil and gas fires destroyed it on…
What Caused the Giant Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion?
At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world. But on July 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. From the show Make It Out Alive: Oil Rig Explosion: http://bit.ly/2xTAiqC
Huge Drilling Rig Transport | Mega Transports | Free Documentary
An drilling rig is towed around the world by a single tug. A brand-new drilling rig, worth 500 million dollar, has to go from South Korea to Europe. The problem: It is too gigantic for a heavy transport vessel. The solution: it’s being towed. By one single tug. It’s a true Mega Transport, halfway around…