WATCHING THE WORLD SAFETY FIRST ON PIPER B

With David Knott from London When Elf Enterprise Caledonia Ltd. shows visitors around Piper Bravo platform on U.K. North Sea Block 15/17, it can be well over an hour before anything is seen of the 'business end' of operations. Visitors are first shown the freefall lifeboats that are central to the platform's emergency escape systems. Viewing of drilling and production facilities, at the far end of the platform from quarters, comes later.

Sep 27th, 1993

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