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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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