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Image Not Available for Source Water Pump Identification Sign "1g 114b" from Piper Alpha Platform
Source Water Pump Identification Sign "1g 114b" from Piper Alpha Platform
Image Not Available for Source Water Pump Identification Sign "1g 114b" from Piper Alpha Platform

Source Water Pump Identification Sign "1g 114b" from Piper Alpha Platform

Associated (Houston, Texas, USA, founded 1920)
Date1988
Object NameSign
Mediummetal (steel)
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsOverall: Length: 28 cm, Width: 4.5 cm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS031676
About MePart of the destroyed Piper Alpha platform which exploded in 1988 killing 167 workers.
Offshore platforms have numerous pumps doing a host of tasks. Some are used to extract sea water into desalination plants to provide drinking water, others are used to actually pump the hydrocarbons, others for injecting gas or water into the wells to increase flow from the reservoirs.
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