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- ↑ "Piper Bravo" (PDF). Talisman Energy . Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2014.
- ↑ Arlidge, John (2 May 1994). "Oil Workers Evacuated After Piper Rig Explosion". The Independent . Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ Price, Blair (21 May 2014). "Cocaine Bust on North Sea Platform". Energy News Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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