On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea became the site of one of the deadliest offshore disasters in history. A maintenance error triggered a gas leak that quickly ignited into ...

In one of Britain's deadliest disasters, 167 men were inside the Piper Alpha oil rig when it exploded in 1988.

Authorities in Nacogdoches County, Texas, are responding to a reported explosion and fire at an oil well site. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the explosion in a Facebook post.

The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea. This disaster led to ...

HOUSTON Attorneys with the Houston trial law firm Arnold & Itkin LLP filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Aaron Dale Burkeen, one of 11 men still missing after the recent oil rig ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a Texas natural gas or oil well site set off a large fire that was seen for miles and led to some evacuations, but caused no injuries, authorities said ...