Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has evacuated oil workers from its Statfjord A platform in the North Sea after a collision with a supply vessel, reports Xinhuanet.com.
What happened?
An oil platform in the North Sea operated by Norway’s multinational oil and gas company Equinor had to be mostly evacuated early Friday after a collision with a supply ship, the company said.
There were 276 people on board the the Statfjord A platform and no injuries were caused by its collision with the supply vessel PSV Sjoborg at 01:55 Friday Norwegian time (2355 GMT on Thursday), Equinor said in a statement.
Rescue operations
Two searches and rescue helicopters and a helicopter from the rescue coordination centre have flown personnel from Statfjord A to Statfjord B and C, and Gullfaks A, Equinor said.
According to public broadcaster NRK, 218 people were evacuated from Statfjord A after the collision.
Investigation initiated
Damage to the lifeboat station and the need to clarify the extent of the collision mean that personnel have been moved from Statfjord A to nearby installations, the company said.
“The total extent of damage on the platform is now being investigated. PSV Sjoborg is on its way to land on its own power. There are 12 people on board the vessel,” Equinor said.
“Statfjord A is currently in a scheduled production stop, and there was no production on the platform when the incident occurred,” it said.
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Source: Xinhuanet
