| Rig Name / Well name |
Date |
Location |
Fatalities |
Type |
Incident |
Comments |
| 60 Yrs of Azerbaijan |
1983-09-09 |
Caspian Sea |
5 |
JU |
Sinking |
Seabed failure, volcanic action |
| Actinia |
1993-02-00 |
Vietnam |
- |
SS |
Blowout |
Major release |
| Adriatic IV |
2004-08-10 |
Med Sea, Egypt |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire destroyed rig and platform |
| Adriatic VII |
2005-09-28 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Al Baz |
1989-04-28 |
Nigeria |
5 |
JU |
Blowout |
Burned & sank |
| Alexander L. Kielland |
1980-03-27 |
Norwegian CS |
123 |
SS |
Collapse |
Fatigue fracture caused capsize |
| Ali Baba |
1984-00-00 |
UK CS |
- |
SS |
Grounding |
Broke moorings |
| Al Mariyah |
2000-04-15 |
Persian Gulf |
4 |
JU |
Collapse |
Jack failure while skidding derrick |
| AMDP-1 |
1975-09-00 |
Persian Gulf |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in tow. ArabAmOilCo |
| Arabdrill 19 |
2002-09-30 |
Saudi Arabia |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire destroyed rig and platform |
| Atlantic No. 3 |
1948-03-08 |
Alberta, Canada |
0 |
LR |
Blowout |
Major release, fire |
| Baku 2 |
1976-00-00 |
Caspian Sea |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Capsized, sank, PT?, new rig |
| Banjar Panji-1 |
2006-05-29 |
Java, Indonesia |
- |
LR |
Blowout |
Mud volcano, major release |
| Banzala |
1982-00-00 |
Cabinda, Angola |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Lost, shallow gas blowout |
| Bigfoot 2 |
1987-10-20 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
- |
2 bow legs PT |
| Blake IV |
1992-09-29 |
Greenhill bay, GOM |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Major release, fire |
| Bob Buschman |
1986-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Field Co |
| Bohai 2 |
1979-11-25 |
Bay of Bohai, China |
72 |
JU |
Sinking |
Storm. Sank in tow. |
| Bohai 3 |
1980-06-15 |
- |
70 |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Bohai 6 |
1981-00-00 |
West Pacific |
- |
JU |
- |
Slipped on location |
| Bombay High North |
2005-07-27 |
Indian Ocean |
22 |
P |
Fire |
Boat impact |
| Bourbon Dolphin |
2007-04-12 |
Atlantic Ocean |
8 |
S |
Sinking |
Capsize, sunk |
| Byford Dolphin |
1983-11-05 |
Norwegian CS |
5 |
SS |
Explosion |
Diving accident |
| Cerveza |
1983-00-00 |
- |
- |
P |
Blowout |
Abandon |
| Chevron Typhoon |
2005-09-27 |
GOM |
0 |
P |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Constellation |
1969-11-25 |
UK CS |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Cormorant A |
1989-04-18 |
UK CS |
0(3?) |
P |
Explosion |
Gas leak |
| C. P. Baker |
1964-06-30 |
GOM |
22 |
DS |
Blowout |
Catamaran type, explosion and fire |
| Dan Prince |
1980-10-22 |
Alaska, North Pacific |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| DB29 |
1991-08-15 |
South China Sea |
22 |
Barge |
Sinking |
Typhoon |
| Deep Sea Driller |
1976-03-01 |
Norwegian CS |
6 |
SS |
Grounding |
Storm |
| Deepwater II |
1957-00-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank after hurricane |
| Dixilyn Field 81 |
1980-08-09 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Hurricane Allen, on loc |
| Dixilyn Field 82 |
1985-06-00 |
Indian Ocean |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Dixilyn Field 83 |
1986-11-20 |
Indian Ocean |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Stbd leg PT, capsized, off Bombay |
| Dixilyn Julie Ann |
1968-03-13 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Dixilyn 150 |
1980-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
- |
| Dolphin Titan 143 |
1977-09-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in tow, salvaged, retired |
| Drake Point L-67 |
1969-00-00 |
Canadian Arctic |
- |
LR |
Blowout |
Ice volcano |
| Dresser 2 |
1968-04-28 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Overturned due to soil failure |
| D M Saunders |
1993-11-00 |
Arabian Gulf |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Flooded in bad weather on tow |
| Ekofisk A |
1975-00-00 |
Norwegian CS |
3?/6 |
P |
Fire |
- |
| Ekofisk B |
1977-04-22 |
Norwegian CS |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Major release |
| Ekofisk P |
1989-00-00 |
Norwegian CS |
0 |
P |
Fire |
- |
| Elefante |
1969-00-00 |
- |
0 |
JU |
Fire |
Destroyed, Puente Maracaibo Co. |
| Enchova Central |
1984-08-16 |
Enchova Field, Brazil |
37 |
P |
Blowout |
Fire, lifeboat fell to sea |
| Enchova Central |
1988-04-24 |
Enchova Field, Brazil |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Destroyed by fire |
| Ensco 51 |
2001-03-01 |
Eugene Isl Blk 273, GOM |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Setting casing string, fire |
| Ensco 64 |
2004-09-15 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Estrellita |
1969-03-00 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Grounded in extreme weather |
| Five Sisters |
1989-04-00 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Fulmar A |
1991-08-00 |
UK CS |
0 |
P |
Explosion |
Shell |
| Funiwa Platform |
1980-01-17 |
Nigeria |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Major release |
| Gatto Selvatico |
1976-01-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
AGIP |
| Gemini |
1974-10-09 |
- |
18 |
JU |
- |
Punch thru, leg failure |
| Getty Platform A |
1984-05-13 |
West Cameron, GOM |
1 |
P |
Explosion |
- |
| Glomar Arctic II |
1985-01-00 |
UK CS |
2 |
SS |
Explosion |
Pump room |
| Glomar Arctic IV |
1998-07-00 |
- |
2 |
SS |
Explosion |
- |
| Glomar Baltic I |
2001-05-09 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
- |
| Glomar Grand Isle |
1983-02-07 |
?Indonesia |
- |
DS |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Glomar Java Sea |
1983-10-25 |
S. China Sea |
81 |
DS |
Sinking |
Capsized in tropical storm Lex |
| Glomar Labrador I |
1988-00-00 |
- |
0 |
JU |
Collision |
Merchant ship |
| Gulfwind |
2005-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking? |
Wrecked, Chiles Offshore |
| Harvey Ward |
1980-00-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Mudslide, total loss |
| Hasbah Platform |
1980-10-02 |
Persian Gulf |
19 |
P |
Blowout |
Major release |
| Hercules 25 |
2005-08-29 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Katrina - derrick fell on rig |
| High Island III |
2005-09-28 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Interocean II |
1989-11-08 |
UK CS |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Flooded in bad weather on tow |
| IXTOC-1 |
1979-06-03 |
Mexico |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
IXTOC 1 - Capped 1980 Mar 23 |
| Jalapa |
1996-04-00 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Weather, struc fail, flooding |
| Jim Cunningham |
2004-08-20 |
Egypt |
0 |
SS |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Key Biscayne |
1983-09-01 |
Australia |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather. Salvg 12-83 |
| Keyes Marine 302 |
1988-02-22 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
- |
PT, legs bent, total loss. |
| Keyes Marine 303 |
1990-05-30 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
- |
| King Christian D18 |
1970-10-25 |
Canadian Arctic |
- |
LR |
Blowout |
Ice volcano |
| Lake Peigneur |
1980-11-21 |
Louisiana |
0 |
- |
Sinking |
Drilled into salt mine |
| Liberacion |
1974-11-00 |
South America |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Weather, proced, flooding, sunk |
| Little Bob |
1968-08-00 |
- |
7 |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire off La. Coral Drilling |
| Lodgepole |
1982-10-17 |
Alberta, Canada |
2 |
LR |
Blowout |
Amoco, major H2S release |
| Lusi Mud Volcano |
2006-05-29 |
Java, Indonesia |
- |
LR |
Blowout |
Mud volcano, major release |
| Maersk Endurer |
1980-10-18 |
Gulf of Suez |
?3 |
JU |
Blowout |
Derrick collapse, renamed EDC Setty |
| Maersk Giant |
2006-04-23 |
Norwegian CS |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Shallow gas |
| Maersk Victory |
1996-11-16 |
South Australia |
0 |
JU |
Collapse |
Punch-through, leg failure |
| Main Pass Block 41 |
1970-02-10 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Fire |
Burned for 2 months |
| Marine IV |
2001-07-13 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
- |
| Marlin 3 |
1992-08-27 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Hurricane |
Major damage, collapse |
| Marlin 4 |
1980-00-00 |
South America |
- |
JU |
Collapse |
Legs damaged, seabed slide |
| Medusa Spar |
2004-09-15 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Hurricane |
Damaged |
| Mighty Servant 2 |
1999-11-02 |
Indonesia |
5 |
S |
Sinking |
Hit rock |
| Mighty Servant 3 |
2006-12-06 |
Angola |
0 |
S |
Sinking |
Ballast problems |
| Mississippi Cany. 311A |
1987-11-04 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Blowout |
Platform tilted |
| Mr Bice |
1998-06-00 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Mr Gus 1 |
1957-03-31 |
GOM |
1 |
JU |
Sinking |
PT, tilt, capsized H. Audrey |
| Mr Louie |
1963-05-00 |
German CS |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Crater |
| Mumbai High North |
2005-07-27 |
Indian Ocean |
22 |
P |
Fire |
Boat impact |
| Nabors Dolphin 105 |
2002-10-02 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Lili - collapse and capsize |
| Nabors Rig269 |
1998-07-17 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Collapse |
- |
| Nabors WorkhorseIX |
1980-02-05 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in tow, salvaged, in service |
| Neptune Gascogne |
1983-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Lost legs Brazil. Later Rigmar151 |
| NFX Platform A |
1999-09-09 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Noble Max Smith |
2005-09-09 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Major damage in Rita |
| Nowruz Platforms |
1983-03-00 |
Persian Gulf |
20 |
P |
Fire |
Major release |
| Ocean Champion |
1980-12-00 |
Port Said |
0 |
JU |
Grounding |
Grounded in bad weather |
| Ocean Developer |
1995-08-00 |
Northern Angola |
- |
SS |
Sinking |
Sank on tow |
| Ocean Express |
1976-04-15 |
GOM |
13 |
JU |
Sinking |
Capsized on tow in bad weather |
| Ocean King |
2002-08-09 |
Grand Isle 93, GOM |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Ocean Master II |
1977-06-00 |
West Africa |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Ocean Odyssey |
1988-09-22 |
UK CS |
1 |
SS |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Ocean Prince |
1968-03-06 |
UK CS |
0 |
SS |
Collapse |
Broke up in storm |
| Ocean Ranger |
1982-02-15 |
Hibernia, N. Atlantic |
84 |
SS |
Sinking |
Storm, Mobil |
| Ocean Warwick |
2005-08-31 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Offshore Bahram |
1996-01-00 |
Suez |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather on tow |
| Okha |
1980-10-00 |
Arctic |
0 |
JU |
Grounding |
Grounded in bad weather |
| Orion |
1978-02-01 |
Guernsey, UK |
0 |
JU |
Grounding |
Broke loose from barge |
| Oseberg B |
1988-00-00 |
Norwegian CS |
0 |
P |
Collision |
Sub collision - anchor chain |
| Parker 14-J |
2003-09-11 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Collapse |
Jacking mechanism failure |
| Pagura |
1965-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Fire |
Saipem |
| Penrod 52 / Petrel |
1965-09-09 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
PT, capsized moving, H. Betsy |
| Penrod 52 |
1983-07-20 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Collapsed during blowout |
| Penrod 61 |
1985-10-28 |
GOM |
1? |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in H. Juan |
| Petrobras P7 |
2001-06-19 |
Bicudo Field, Brazil |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Petrobras P36 |
2001-03-20 |
Campos Basin, Brazil |
11 |
P |
Sinking |
Explosion |
| Petromar V |
1981-08-27 |
South China Sea |
- |
DS |
Blowout |
Sank after blowout |
| Petronius A |
1998-12-03 |
GOM |
0 |
P |
Sinking |
Lift failure, dropped module |
| Piper Alpha |
1988-07-06 |
UK CS |
167 |
P |
Fire |
Explosion and loss after gas leak |
| Placid 66 |
1977-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Placid Co. |
| Placid L10a |
1983-05-15 |
SNS, NL |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Corrosion |
| Pool 55 |
1987-00-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Soil failure while drilling |
| Pride 1001E |
1997-04-01 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Blowout |
Fire |
| PSS Chemul |
2005-08-29 |
GOM |
0 |
SS |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Qatar I |
1956-12-00 |
Arabian Gulf |
20 |
JU |
Sinking |
Collapsed during tow. |
| Ranger 1 |
1979-05-10 |
GOM |
8 |
JU |
Collapse |
Fatigue, collapse |
| (Pool) Ranger 4 |
1997-00-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Breakthru/slide into crater |
| Rigmar 151 |
1998-01-00 |
West Atlantic |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Formerly Neptune Gascogne |
| Roger Buttin 3 |
1966-02-09 |
West Africa |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Fast leg penet, capsize, sank |
| Ron Tappmeyer |
1980-10-02 |
Saudi Arabia |
19 |
JU |
Blowout |
Hasbah Platform blowout |
| Rowan Fort Worth |
2005-09-28 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Rita - Beached, written off |
| Rowan Gorilla I |
1988-12-15 |
North Atlantic |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather during tow |
| Rowan Halifax |
2005-09-28 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Rita - Beached, written off |
| Rowan Houston |
2002-10-02 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Lili - Collapse and capsize |
| Rowan Louisiana |
2005-09-28 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Rita - Beached, severe damage |
| Rowan New Orleans |
2005-08-31 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Katrina - Capsized, sank |
| Rowan Odessa |
1994-12-01 |
GOM |
1 |
JU |
Fire |
Leg struck pipe. Damaged, repaired |
| Rowan Odessa |
2005-09-28 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Hurricane |
Rita - missing, sunk? |
| Saipem Paguro |
1965-09-09 |
Off Ravena, Italy |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
Destroyed by fire |
| Scan Sea |
1977-01-12 |
West Pacific |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather during tow |
| Seacrest |
1989-11-03 |
Gulf of Thailand |
91 |
DS |
Sinking |
Typhoon Gay |
| Sea Gem |
1965-12-27 |
UK CS |
13 |
JU |
Collapse |
BP, jack collapse, brittle fracture |
| Sea Quest |
1980-01-01 |
Nigeria |
0 |
SS |
Blowout |
Sedco 135C, fire, scuttled off Nigeria |
| SedcoNo8-Rig22 |
1956-08-10 |
GOM |
4 |
JU |
Sinking |
Under construction |
| Sedco 135F |
1979-06-03 |
Mexico |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
IXTOC 1 - Capped 1980 Mar 23 |
| Sedco 252 |
1989-00-00 |
Indian Coast |
3 lost |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Sedco J |
1989-04-00 |
Offshore S. Africa |
- |
SS |
Sinking |
Capsized during tow |
| Shell Mars |
2005-08-29 |
GOM |
0 |
P |
Hurricane |
Major damage |
| Ship Shoal 246b |
1980-03-09 |
GOM |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Killed after 1 day |
| Sleipner A |
1991-08-23 |
Norwegian CS |
0 |
P |
Sinking |
- |
| Snorre A |
2004-11-28 |
Norwegian CS |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Seabed gas blowout |
| South Timbalier 26 |
1970-12-01 |
GOM |
4 |
P |
Blowout |
Platform lost |
| Steelhead Platform |
1987-12-20 |
Cook Inlet, Alaska |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Fire. Unocal, Penrod rig also lost? |
| Sundowner 15 |
1996-01-24 |
GOM |
- |
P |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Teledyne Movible 16 |
1989-01-08 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
Total loss |
| Thunderhorse |
2005-07-10 |
GOM |
0 |
SS |
Hurricane |
List after Dennis. |
| Topper I |
1980-02-00 |
GOM |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Valve fail, flooding. Crestwave Co |
| Topper III |
1975-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Crestwave Co |
| Transgulf Rig 10 |
1959-00-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Punchthru, capsize b4 move |
| Transocean 3 |
1974-01-01 |
UK CS |
0 |
SS |
Collapse |
Leg broke, capsize |
| Transocean 7 |
2005-00-00 |
- |
- |
JU |
Sinking? |
Wrecked |
| Treasure Seeker |
1984-00-00 |
Norwegian CS |
- |
SS |
Blowout |
Shallow gas |
| Trinimar Marine W327 |
1973-08-08 |
Venezuela |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Major release |
| Ubit Platform |
1996-00-00 |
Nigeria |
18 |
P |
Fire |
Explosion |
| Union Oil Platform A |
1969-01-28 |
Dos Cuadras F, OCS, US |
0 |
P |
Blowout |
Major release |
| Usumacinta |
2007-10-23 |
Bay of Campeche, GOM |
22 |
JU |
Blowout |
Storm, major release |
| Viking Explorer |
1988-09-00 |
SE Borneo |
4 |
DS |
Blowout |
Explosion and sinking. Total Oil |
| Vinland |
1984-02-22 |
Sable Island, N. Atlantic |
0 |
SS |
Blowout |
Shell, Uniacke G-72 |
| W.D.Kent |
1976-02-00 |
Off Dubai |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank, hit by barge in storm |
| West Gamma |
1990-08-20 |
North Sea |
0 |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in bad weather during tow |
| West Vanguard |
1985-10-06 |
Haltenbanken, Norw. NS |
1 |
SS |
Blowout |
- |
| Zacateca |
1986-10-00 |
Mexico |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
Sank. Perforadora Co |
| Yum II / Zapoteca |
1987-10-10 |
Bay of Campeche, GOM |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
PEMEX |
| Zapata Enterprize |
1985-00-00 |
Javan coast |
0 |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Zapata Lexington |
1984-09-14 |
GOM |
4 |
JU |
Blowout |
Fire |
| Zapata Maverick I |
1965-00-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Punch thru, overturn H. Betsy |
| Zapata Scorpion |
1969-11-22 |
Canary Islands |
- |
JU |
Sinking |
Sank in tow |
| Zapata Topper III |
1975-03-00 |
GOM |
- |
JU |
Blowout |
Sank off La. |
