Alexander L. Kielland is a botel in Norway.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Norwegian oil platform”. It is part of North Sea oil.
Overview
Alexander L. Kielland was a Norwegian semi-submersible drilling rig that, on 27 March 1980, capsized in the Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea, killing 123 people. The capsize was the worst disaster in Norwegian waters since the Second World War. The rig, located approximately 320 km east of Dundee, Scotland, was owned by the Stavanger Drilling Company of Norway and was on hire to the U.S. company Phillips Petroleum at the time of the disaster.
From “Alexander L. Kielland (platform)” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
Location
The botel stands at 56.4647, 3.1044, more than 25 km from the centre of any city in Norway that Innpedia covers. It is one of 71 hotels in Norway recorded in Wikidata, 60 of which have an article in Innpedia.[3] See Hotels in Norway.
See also
References
- ^ Alexander L. Kielland (Q2303515). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Alexander L. Kielland. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-06-28.
- ^ Hotels in Norway. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.