Piper Bravo

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°27′35″N 0°15′04″E / 58.45972°N 0.25111°E / 58.45972; 0.25111).[citation needed]

58°27′41″N 0°15′04″E / 58.46139°N 0.25111°E / 58.46139; 0.25111

  1. ^ "Piper Bravo" (PDF). Talisman Energy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ Arlidge, John (2 May 1994). "Oil Workers Evacuated After Piper Rig Explosion". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ Price, Blair (21 May 2014). "Cocaine Bust on North Sea Platform". Energy News Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.