Piper Alpha-scale disaster could hit North Sea again, warns expert
ByMark Lammey in Houston
Following a number of big gas leaks in recent times senior managers have been urged not to be complacent about safety levels in the sector which has come ‘perilously close to disaster’ according to HSE
A disaster on the scale of Piper Alpha could befall the North Sea oil sector again, an industry expert has warned.
Graham Bennett, vice president of DNV GL – Oil & Gas, said the basin had played host to a number of major gas leaks in recent times and urged senior management not to be complacent.
A total of 167 men died when Piper Alpha exploded almost 30 years ago.
