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ACCIDENTS HAPPEN....

It is no use I tell you to be honest on your CV, but I don't reveal all the things that could happen. Here is a list of rig accidents over the years. The Piper Alpha was the worse one to date.

Key:

DS - Drillship   JU - Jack-up   LR - Land rig   P - Platform   SS - Semi-submersible   S - Ship   CS - Caspian Sea   GOM - Gulf of Mexico

 

Rig Name / Well name                      Date                Location                                 Fatalities      Type      Incident                 Comments

60 Yrs of Azerbaijan

Actinia

Adriatic IV

Adriatic VII

Al Baz

Alexander L. Kielland

Ali Baba

Al Mariyah

AMDP-1

Arabdrill 19

Atlantic No. 3

Baku 2

Banjar Panji-1

Banzala

Bigfoot 2

Blake IV

Bob Buschman

Bohai 2

Bohai 3

Bohai 6

Bombay High North

Bourbon Dolphin

Byford Dolphin

Cerveza

Chevron Typhoon

Constellation

Cormorant A

C. P. Baker

Dan Prince

DB29

Deep Sea Driller

Deepwater II

Dixilyn Field 81

Dixilyn Field 82

Dixilyn Field 83

Dixilyn Julie Ann

Dixilyn 150

Dolphin Titan 143

Drake Point L-67

Dresser 2

D M Saunders

Ekofisk A

Ekofisk B

Ekofisk P

Elefante

Enchova Central

Enchova Central

Ensco 51

Ensco 64

Estrellita

Five Sisters

Fulmar A

Funiwa Platform

Gatto Selvatico

Gemini

Getty Platform A

Glomar Arctic II

Glomar Arctic IV

Glomar Baltic I

Glomar Grand Isle

Glomar Java Sea

Glomar Labrador I

Gulfwind

Harvey Ward

Hasbah Platform

Hercules 25

High Island III

Interocean II

IXTOC-1

Jalapa

Jim Cunningham

Key Biscayne

Keyes Marine 302

Keyes Marine 303

King Christian D18

Lake Peigneur

Liberacion

Little Bob

Lodgepole

Lusi Mud Volcano

Maersk Endurer

Maersk Giant

Maersk Victory

Main Pass Block 41

Marine IV

Marlin 3

Marlin 4

Medusa Spar

Mighty Servant 2

Mighty Servant 3

Mississippi Cany. 311A

Mr Bice

Mr Gus 1

Mr Louie

Mumbai High North

Nabors Dolphin 105

Nabors Rig269

Nabors WorkhorseIX

Neptune Gascogne

NFX Platform A

Noble Max Smith

Nowruz Platforms

Ocean Champion

Ocean Developer

Ocean Express

Ocean King

Ocean Master II

Ocean Odyssey

Ocean Prince

Ocean Ranger

Ocean Warwick

Offshore Bahram

Okha

Orion

Oseberg B

Parker 14-J

Pagura

Penrod 52 / Petrel

Penrod 52

Penrod 61

Petrobras P7

Petrobras P36

Petromar V

Petronius A

Piper Alpha

Placid 66

Placid L10a

Pool 55

Pride 1001E

PSS Chemul

Qatar I

Ranger 1

(Pool) Ranger 4

Rigmar 151

Roger Buttin 3

Ron Tappmeyer

Rowan Fort Worth

Rowan Gorilla I

Rowan Halifax

Rowan Houston

Rowan Louisiana

Rowan New Orleans

Rowan Odessa

Rowan Odessa

Saipem Paguro

Scan Sea

Seacrest

Sea Gem

Sea Quest

SedcoNo8-Rig22

Sedco 135F

Sedco 252

Sedco J

Shell Mars

Ship Shoal 246b

Sleipner A

Snorre A

South Timbalier 26

Steelhead Platform

Sundowner 15

Teledyne Movible 16

Thunderhorse

Topper I

Topper III

Transgulf Rig 10

Transocean 3

Transocean 7

Treasure Seeker

Trinimar Marine W327

Ubit Platform

Union Oil Platform A

Usumacinta

Viking Explorer

Vinland

W.D.Kent

West Gamma

West Vanguard

Zacateca

Yum II / Zapoteca

Zapata Enterprize

Zapata Lexington

Zapata Maverick I

Zapata Scorpion

Zapata Topper III

1983-09-09

1993-02-00

2004-08-10

2005-09-28

1989-04-28

1980-03-27

1984-00-00

2000-04-15

1975-09-00

2002-09-30

1948-03-08

1976-00-00

2006-05-29

1982-00-00

1987-10-20

1992-09-29

1986-00-00

1979-11-25

1980-06-15

1981-00-00

2005-07-27

2007-04-12

1983-11-05

1983-00-00

2005-09-27

1969-11-25

1989-04-18

1964-06-30

1980-10-22

1991-08-15

1976-03-01

1957-00-00

1980-08-09

1985-06-00

1986-11-20

1968-03-13

1980-00-00

1977-09-00

1969-00-00

1968-04-28

1993-11-00

1975-00-00

1977-04-22

1989-00-00

1969-00-00

1984-08-16

1988-04-24

2001-03-01

2004-09-15

1969-03-00

1989-04-00

1991-08-00

1980-01-17

1976-01-00

1974-10-09

1984-05-13

1985-01-00

1998-07-00

2001-05-09

1983-02-07

1983-10-25

1988-00-00

2005-00-00

1980-00-00

1980-10-02

2005-08-29

2005-09-28

1989-11-08

1979-06-03

1996-04-00

2004-08-20

1983-09-01

1988-02-22

1990-05-30

1970-10-25

1980-11-21

1974-11-00

1968-08-00

1982-10-17

2006-05-29

1980-10-18

2006-04-23

1996-11-16

1970-02-10

2001-07-13

1992-08-27

1980-00-00

2004-09-15

1999-11-02

2006-12-06

1987-11-04

1998-06-00

1957-03-31

1963-05-00

2005-07-27

2002-10-02

1998-07-17

1980-02-05

1983-00-00

1999-09-09

2005-09-09

1983-03-00

1980-12-00

1995-08-00

1976-04-15

2002-08-09

1977-06-00

1988-09-22

1968-03-06

1982-02-15

2005-08-31

1996-01-00

1980-10-00

1978-02-01

1988-00-00

2003-09-11

1965-00-00

1965-09-09

1983-07-20

1985-10-28

2001-06-19

2001-03-20

1981-08-27

1998-12-03

1988-07-06

1977-00-00

1983-05-15

1987-00-00

1997-04-01

2005-08-29

1956-12-00

1979-05-10

1997-00-00

1998-01-00

1966-02-09

1980-10-02

2005-09-28

1988-12-15

2005-09-28

2002-10-02

2005-09-28

2005-08-31

1994-12-01

2005-09-28

1965-09-09

1977-01-12

1989-11-03

1965-12-27

1980-01-01

1956-08-10

1979-06-03

1989-00-00

1989-04-00

2005-08-29

1980-03-09

1991-08-23

2004-11-28

1970-12-01

1987-12-20

1996-01-24

1989-01-08

2005-07-10

1980-02-00

1975-00-00

1959-00-00

1974-01-01

2005-00-00

1984-00-00

1973-08-08

1996-00-00

1969-01-28

2007-10-23

1988-09-00

1984-02-22

1976-02-00

1990-08-20

1985-10-06

1986-10-00

1987-10-10

1985-00-00

1984-09-14

1965-00-00

1969-11-22

1975-03-00

Caspian Sea

Vietnam

Med Sea, Egypt

GOM

Nigeria

Norwegian CS

UK CS

Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

Saudi Arabia

Alberta, Canada

Caspian Sea

Java, Indonesia

Cabinda, Angola

GOM

Greenhill bay, GOM

-

Bay of Bohai, China

-

West Pacific

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Norwegian CS

-

GOM

UK CS

UK CS

GOM

Alaska, North Pacific

South China Sea

Norwegian CS

GOM

GOM

Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

GOM

-

-

Canadian Arctic

GOM

Arabian Gulf

Norwegian CS

Norwegian CS

Norwegian CS

-

Enchova Field, Brazil

Enchova Field, Brazil

Eugene Isl Blk 273, GOM

GOM

GOM

GOM

UK CS

Nigeria

-

-

West Cameron, GOM

UK CS

-

GOM

?Indonesia

S. China Sea

-

-

GOM

Persian Gulf

GOM

GOM

UK CS

Mexico

GOM

Egypt

Australia

GOM

GOM

Canadian Arctic

Louisiana

South America

-

Alberta, Canada

Java, Indonesia

Gulf of Suez

Norwegian CS

South Australia

GOM

GOM

GOM

South America

GOM

Indonesia

Angola

GOM

GOM

GOM

German CS

Indian Ocean

GOM

GOM

GOM

-

GOM

GOM

Persian Gulf

Port Said

Northern Angola

GOM

Grand Isle 93, GOM

West Africa

UK CS

UK CS

Hibernia, N. Atlantic

GOM

Suez

Arctic

Guernsey, UK

Norwegian CS

GOM

-

GOM

GOM

GOM

Bicudo Field, Brazil

Campos Basin, Brazil

South China Sea

GOM

UK CS

-

SNS, NL

GOM

GOM

GOM

Arabian Gulf

GOM

GOM

West Atlantic

West Africa

Saudi Arabia

GOM

North Atlantic

GOM

GOM

GOM

GOM

GOM

GOM

Off Ravena, Italy

West Pacific

Gulf of Thailand

UK CS

Nigeria

GOM

Mexico

Indian Coast

Offshore S. Africa

GOM

GOM

Norwegian CS

Norwegian CS

GOM

Cook Inlet, Alaska

GOM

GOM

GOM

GOM

-

GOM

UK CS

-

Norwegian CS

Venezuela

Nigeria

Dos Cuadras F, OCS, US

Bay of Campeche, GOM

SE Borneo

Sable Island, N. Atlantic

Off Dubai

North Sea

Haltenbanken, Norw. NS

Mexico

Bay of Campeche, GOM

Javan coast

GOM

GOM

Canary Islands

GOM

5

-

0

0

5

123

-

4

-

0

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

72

70

-

22

8

5

-

0

0

0(3?)

22

0

22

6

-

-

0

-

0

-

-

-

-

0

3?/6

0

0

0

37

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

18

1

2

2

-

-

81

0

-

-

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

0

7

2

-

?3

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

5

0

-

0

1

0

22

-

-

-

-

-

0

20

0

-

13

-

0

1

0

84

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

1?

0

11

-

0

167

-

0

-

-

0

20

8

-

0

-

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

-

0

91

13

0

4

0

3 lost

-

0

0

0

0

4

0

-

-

0

0

-

-

0

-

-

0

18

0

22

4

0

-

0

1

-

0

0

4

-

-

-

JU

SS

JU

JU

JU

SS

SS

JU

JU

JU

LR

JU

LR

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

P

S

SS

P

P

JU

P

DS

JU

Barge

SS

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

LR

JU

JU

P

P

P

JU

P

P

JU

JU

JU

JU

P

P

JU

JU

P

SS

SS

JU

DS

DS

JU

JU

JU

P

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

SS

JU

JU

JU

LR

-

JU

JU

LR

LR

JU

JU

JU

P

JU

JU

JU

P

S

S

P

JU

JU

JU

P

JU

P

JU

JU

P

JU

P

JU

SS

JU

JU

JU

SS

SS

SS

JU

JU

JU

JU

P

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

P

P

DS

P

P

JU

P

JU

P

SS

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

DS

JU

SS

JU

JU

JU

SS

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

JU

SS

JU

JU

JU

SS

JU

SS

P

P

P

JU

DS

SS

JU

JU

SS

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

JU

Sinking

Blowout

Blowout

Hurricane

Blowout

Collapse

Grounding

Collapse

Sinking

Blowout

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

-

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

-

Fire

Sinking

Explosion

Blowout

Hurricane

Sinking

Explosion

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Grounding

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Fire

Blowout

Fire

Fire

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Hurricane

Sinking

Sinking

Explosion

Blowout

Sinking

-

Explosion

Explosion

Explosion

Blowout

Blowout

Sinking

Collision

Sinking?

Sinking

Blowout

Hurricane

Hurricane

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

-

Blowout

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Collapse

Fire

Blowout

Hurricane

Collapse

Hurricane

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Fire

Sinking

Collapse

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Hurricane

Fire

Grounding

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Collapse

Sinking

Hurricane

Sinking

Grounding

Grounding

Collision

Collapse

Fire

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Fire

Sinking

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Hurricane

Sinking

Collapse

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Hurricane

Sinking

Hurricane

Sinking

Hurricane

Hurricane

Fire

Hurricane

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Collapse

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Blowout

Sinking

Hurricane

Blowout

Sinking

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Hurricane

Sinking

Sinking

Sinking

Collapse

Sinking?

Blowout

Blowout

Fire

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Blowout

Sinking

Sinking

Blowout

Seabed failure, volcanic action

Major release

Fire destroyed rig and platform

Major damage

Burned & sank

Fatigue fracture caused capsize

Broke moorings

Jack failure while skidding derrick

Sank in tow. ArabAmOilCo

Fire destroyed rig and platform

Major release, fire

Capsized, sank, PT?, new rig

Mud volcano, major release

Lost, shallow gas blowout

2 bow legs PT

Major release, fire

Field Co

Storm. Sank in tow.

Fire

Slipped on location

Boat impact

Capsize, sunk

Diving accident

Abandon

Major damage

Sank in bad weather on tow

Gas leak

Catamaran type, explosion and fire

Sank in bad weather on tow

Typhoon

Storm

Sank after hurricane

Hurricane Allen, on loc

Sank in bad weather on tow

Stbd leg PT, capsized, off Bombay

Sank in bad weather on tow

-

Sank in tow, salvaged, retired

Ice volcano

Overturned due to soil failure

Flooded in bad weather on tow

-

Major release

-

Destroyed, Puente Maracaibo Co.

Fire, lifeboat fell to sea

Destroyed by fire

Setting casing string, fire

Major damage

Grounded in extreme weather

Sank in bad weather on tow

Shell

Major release

AGIP

Punch thru, leg failure

-

Pump room

-

-

Fire

Capsized in tropical storm Lex

Merchant ship

Wrecked, Chiles Offshore

Mudslide, total loss

Major release

Katrina - derrick fell on rig

Major damage

Flooded in bad weather on tow

IXTOC 1 - Capped 1980 Mar 23

Weather, struc fail, flooding

Fire

Sank in bad weather. Salvg 12-83

PT, legs bent, total loss.

-

Ice volcano

Drilled into salt mine

Weather, proced, flooding, sunk

Fire off La. Coral Drilling

Amoco, major H2S release

Mud volcano, major release

Derrick collapse, renamed EDC Setty

Shallow gas

Punch-through, leg failure

Burned for 2 months

-

Major damage, collapse

Legs damaged, seabed slide

Damaged

Hit rock

Ballast problems

Platform tilted

Sank in bad weather on tow

PT, tilt, capsized H. Audrey

Crater

Boat impact

Lili - collapse and capsize

-

Sank in tow, salvaged, in service

Lost legs Brazil. Later Rigmar151

Fire

Major damage in Rita

Major release

Grounded in bad weather

Sank on tow

Capsized on tow in bad weather

Fire

Sank in bad weather on tow

Fire

Broke up in storm

Storm, Mobil

Major damage

Sank in bad weather on tow

Grounded in bad weather

Broke loose from barge

Sub collision - anchor chain

Jacking mechanism failure

Saipem

PT, capsized moving, H. Betsy

Collapsed during blowout

Sank in H. Juan

Fire

Explosion

Sank after blowout

Lift failure, dropped module

Explosion and loss after gas leak

Placid Co.

Corrosion

Soil failure while drilling

Fire

Major damage

Collapsed during tow.

Fatigue, collapse

Breakthru/slide into crater

Formerly Neptune Gascogne

Fast leg penet, capsize, sank

Hasbah Platform blowout

Rita - Beached, written off

Sank in bad weather during tow

Rita - Beached, written off

Lili - Collapse and capsize

Rita - Beached, severe damage

Katrina - Capsized, sank

Leg struck pipe. Damaged, repaired

Rita - missing, sunk?

Destroyed by fire

Sank in bad weather during tow

Typhoon Gay

BP, jack collapse, brittle fracture

Sedco 135C, fire, scuttled off Nigeria

Under construction

IXTOC 1 - Capped 1980 Mar 23

Fire

Capsized during tow

Major damage

Killed after 1 day

-

Seabed gas blowout

Platform lost

Fire. Unocal, Penrod rig also lost?

Fire

Total loss

List after Dennis.

Valve fail, flooding. Crestwave Co

Crestwave Co

Punchthru, capsize b4 move

Leg broke, capsize

Wrecked

Shallow gas

Major release

Explosion

Major release

Storm, major release

Explosion and sinking. Total Oil

Shell, Uniacke G-72

Sank, hit by barge in storm

Sank in bad weather during tow

-

Sank. Perforadora Co

PEMEX

Fire

Fire

Punch thru, overturn H. Betsy

Sank in tow

Sank off La.

Helicopter Incident List - North Sea Only

 

 

Aircraft type

Eurocopter SA365N (Dauphin)

Sikorsky S76A (Modified)

Eurocopter AS332 (Super Puma)

Eurocopter AS332 (Super Puma)

Bell 212

Sikorsky S61

Boeing BV234 (Chinook)

Bell 212

Bell 214 ST

Eurocopter AS332 (Super Puma)

Sikorsky S76

Bell 212

Westland Wessex Mk 60

Sikorsky S61

Sikorsky S61

Sikorsky S58

Sikorsky S61

Sikorsky S61

Date

2006-12-28

2002-07-16

1997

1992

1991

1990

1986-11-06

1984

1984

1982

1981

1981

1981

1978

1977

1976

1974

1973

Location

Morecambe Bay, UK

Leman Field, UK

Near Norne FPU, Norway

Near Cormorant 'A', UK

Ekofisk

Brent Spar Helideck

Near Sumburgh, UK

Dan Field, Denmark

Humber, UK

Aberdeen Airport, UK

Near Peterhead, UK

Near Dunlin, UK

Off Bacton, UK

Near Bergen, Norway

Near Stavanger, Norway

Forties Field

North Sea, Netherlands

Near Stavanger, Norway

Incident

Under investigation

Main rotor failure and crash

Engine failure and loss of control

Stall and crash

Main rotor struck flare

Collision and crash

Main rotor/gearbox failure and crash

Tail rotor/gearbox failure and crash

Cause of crash unknown

Engine failure and crash

Rotor failure and aircraft break-up

Pilot disorientation and crash

Main rotor gearbox power loss and crash

Main rotor gearbox failure and crash

Main rotor gearbox failure and crash

Tail rotor/gearbox failure and crash

Main rotor failure and crash

Tail rotor failure and ditch

Fatalities

7/7

11/11

12/12

11/17

3/3

6/13

45/47

3/3

2/2

2/2

4/4

1/14

13/13

18/18

12/12

1/10

6/6

4/13

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