Robert Orrell recounts the brutality and immense danger of life on an oil rig.

"Blowout is a riveting true story, the stuff of which legends are made." - Midwest Book Review

"Weaves in a great deal of history about oil exploration, boating and the ferocious weather on the North Sea." - Today's Librarian

"Written more in the style of a novel, this is a true story based on real events...highly recommended." - The Seafarer

"Orrell's style is engaging and immediate, something of Alastair Maclean perhaps, except...that this is not fiction..." - Petroleum Review