Developed in close cooperation with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, the new permanent exhibit has been entitled “The Kielland legacy”.
It is based on updated knowledge and places great emphasis on the way this disaster has influenced safety work in the petroleum industry.
The petroleum museum is currently closed as a result of the coronavirus, but people can nevertheless view selected highlights of the exhibition from 15.00 on Friday 27 March by following the direct transmission on the museum’s Facebook page.
Kielland at 40
In 2020, it is 40 years since the Alexander L Kielland disaster. Through videos and reports, we explain how this accident led to improvements in safety – and its significance for today’s work on safe operation.
Video: The Kielland legacy
Read how the Kielland disaster has influenced safety
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40 years since KiellandThe disaster of 27 March 1980 cost 123 people their lives – and led to lasting and important changes in the safety of petroleum operations. Read more about the consequences of the Alexander L Kielland accident and its continued significance.
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Disaster led to important and lasting changesThe loss of Alexander L Kielland on 27 March 1980 marked a turning point on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), says PSA director general Anne Myhrvold. She believes it has been crucial for offshore safety work.
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Positive inheritanceThe Alexander L Kielland disaster proved extremely important for safety progress on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in terms of regulation, supervision and allocation of responsibility between government agencies.
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Turning point for safety workA number of weaknesses and improvement needs were exposed in Norway’s offshore regulation and supervision system by the Alexander L Kielland disaster in 1980. During the years which followed, a completely new safety regime was put in place.
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Kielland at 40: new exhibition on the disasterTo mark 40 years since the loss of the Alexander L Kielland on 27 March 1980, the Norwegian Petroleum Museum in Stavanger is opening a new exhibition on the worst accident in Norwegian oil history and the development of safety in this industry.
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Never another major accidentThe years 2019-20 have a key place in Norwegian petroleum history, marking 50 years since Norway became an oil nation and 40 years since its worst offshore disaster respectively. These milestones are being used by the PSA to challenge the industry – Never