
Piper Alpha – Learning from major disasters
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster when 167 people were killed in one of the most devastating incidents in the oil and gas industry’s history.
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster when 167 people were killed in one of the most devastating incidents in the oil and gas industry’s history.

Cuadrilla intends to hydraulically fracture and test shale gas at its exploration well in Lancashire, UK.

Alstom will supply equipment in construction of a 135 MW CFB power plant in the Philippines

Elengy, the French LNG terminal operator, has lauched an LNG truck loading service at it’s Montoir-de-Bretagne terminal.

Statoil and four partners have agreed to build a US$ 343 million pipeline to link the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen oilfields with existing pipelines in the North Sea.

Aviva announces acquisition of prospecting license, as sale of Mmamantswe coal project makes progress.

Gladstone LNG and Queensland Curtis LNG have signed an agreement to interconnect their pipelines.

DSME has reportedly won the contract to build 16 ice-class LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project in Russia.

The International Energy Agency has released a technology roadmap for the development of carbon capture and storage.

At the second time of asking, the European Parliament has approved a measure intended to reduce the number of surplus carbon credits on the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Oil and gas pipeline operator TransCanada has received an extended agreement with Alaska for state subsidies for a natural gas pipeline and LNG export project.

Australian company signs binding term sheet with Regius Coal, will acquire interest in licenses located in Zambezi basin.