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    12 hours ago · Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited (OPCAL) and began production in December 1976, [3] initially as an oil-only platform, but later converted to add gas production. Piper Alpha exploded and collapsed under ...