Piper Bravo Explained

Piper Bravo is a North Sea oil production platform originally operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd, and now owned by Repsol Sinopec Energy UK.

Piper Bravo is an eight-legged fixed steel jacket supported platform, located 193 kilometres northeast of Aberdeen in the central North Sea. It stands in 145 metres of water. It was installed in 1992, and commenced production in February 1993.[1] It replaced the Piper Alpha platform which exploded in July 1988 killing 167 men.[2] It is located approximately 120 metres from the wreck buoy marking the remains of its predecessor[3] (at 58.4597°N 0.2511°W).

58.4614°N 0.2511°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Piper Bravo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141125043129/http://www.talisman-energy.com/upload/media_element/63/02/piper_2011.pdf . 25 November 2014 . Talisman Energy.
  2. News: Arlidge . John . 2 May 1994 . Oil Workers Evacuated After Piper Rig Explosion . . live . 17 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707145617/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/oil-workers-evacuated-after-piper-rig-explosion-1433422.html . 7 July 2022.
  3. News: Price . Blair . 21 May 2014 . Cocaine Bust on North Sea Platform . Energy News Bulletin . live . 17 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208082002/https://www.energynewsbulletin.net/uk-ireland/news/1092556/cocaine-bust-on-north-sea-platform . 8 December 2021.

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