Ekofisk oil rig disaster

Title

Ekofisk oil rig disaster

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:01:57

Description

Interview with Arne Valen, administrator of the Henrik Ibsen oil rig, about the accident involving her sister rig Alexander L Kielland in the Ekofisk oilfield in the North Sea between Britain and Denmark after it capsized in gales with 208 people on board (27/03/80). Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Arne Valen

Keywords

Accidents; Deaths; Industrial accidents; North Sea; Petroleum industry; Oilfields; Ekofisk; Alexander L. Kielland

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