A service will be held in July to mark 30 years since the Piper Alpha disaster.

The act of remembrance will commemorate the 167 men who lost their lives after a series of fires and explosions on the oil platform in 1998.

Their names will be read before a minute's silence at the remembrance service, which is being held at the Piper Alpha Memorial Garden in Aberdeen.

After the service, families, friends and colleagues will then be invited to lay wreaths or flowers led by Aberdeen's lord provost Barney Crockett.

Reverend Gordon Craig, chaplain to the UK offshore oil and gas industry, is organising the service.

He said: "Thirty years may seem a long time to some, but for those who lost a father, son, brother, husband, partner, friend or colleague, the tragedy is still very much part of their life.

"Our commemoration is an opportunity to gather together and remember those loved ones who never came home.

"By naming every person who tragically lost their life the city and industry together can demonstrate that the loss of these men will not be forgotten."

Mr Crockett added: "It is hard to believe that three decades have passed since the Piper Alpha tragedy. The shocking events of that night thirty years ago are imprinted on the Aberdeen memory forever.

"We will never forget that 167 men died in the tragedy - dads, sons, brothers, uncles, nephews, partners, friends and colleagues - who never returned home.

"This is why it is so important that the city of Aberdeen and industry come together for this act of remembrance."

The service on July 6 is open to families and friends of those who died on Piper Alpha as well as anyone who wants to remember and pay their respects.