In April 2010, a state-of-the-art offshore oil rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed 11 and ignited a fireball so large it could be seen from 40 miles away. For nearly ...

In 1988, Piper Alpha became the scene of the worst offshore oil disaster in history when a chain of explosions turned the giant North Sea platform into a collapsing firestorm. Helicopter footage ...

Concerns are growing over an oil slick off Chinas east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded and sank a week ago following a collision at sea. - Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain, 1979 ...

A new box-set documentary series set for BBC Two, BBC Scotland and iPlayer will examine the 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform disaster off the Scottish coast that left 167 people ...

An increasingly hot-button issue, oil rigs have become the physical embodiment of larger economic and environmental debates, garnering praise from conservative politicians and the ire of environmental ...

An oil platform goes down dramatically in Norwegian waters and, as investigators try to find out what happened, they discover that they are on the trail of something more sinister. No, this is not the ...

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