Fire Shuts Equinor’s Visund Platform in Norwegian North Sea
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The Norwegian mega company Equinor had to shut down an important gas platform, where a fire broke out and production stopped.
Fire Shuts Equinor’s Visund Platform in Norwegian North Sea
Equinor halted output at its Visund oil and gas platform in the Norwegian North Sea on Wednesday after a fire in an electrical switchboard room, taking all 13.2 million cubic meters per day of the field’s gas export capacity off the market from Thursday. The fire broke out shortly before 11 a.m. local time, NRK reported. Equinor spokesperson Ellen Maria Skjelsbæk told the broadcaster that crews first reported smoke and then found flames in the s…
A fire on the Norwegian platform Visund has halted gas production, which will negatively affect supplies to Europe. 🔥🚫 Now the energy security of the region is under threat, and the resumption of the platform leaves many questions unanswered. 🌍
Equinor shuts North Sea platform after fire
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has shut down production at its Visund oil and gas platform in the North Sea following a fire in an electrical switchboard room. The incident occurred shortly before 11 am local time on Wednesday, with reports of smoke followed by flames in a room containing equipment used to control and distribute …
128 people were on board when flames were observed in a boardroom.
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