A chronology of some of the major oil industry accidents in the last 20 years: March 1980: Alexander Keilland oil rig in Ekofisk field of North Sea broke up with fatigue fracture and capsized, killing ...

The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea. This disaster led to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. 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 ...

A major oil rig explosion occurred Monday in Independence Township, Washington County, Ohio, leaving at least five people injured, according to the St. Marys Fire Chief. The incident was reported near ...

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be ...

A massive fire erupted at a Chevron oil refinery outside Los Angeles on Thursday night, forcing residents to shelter in place following multiple reports of an explosion. Californians said they felt ...