US EditionFire at Chevron oil platform offshore Angola injures 17
- A fire broke out around 3 a.m. On Tuesday on Chevron's Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco oil platform about 60 miles offshore Angola’s Cabinda coast, injuring 17 people.
- The fire occurred while the BBLT platform was undergoing its annual maintenance period, with all production halted since May 1, and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
- The fire ignited on the lower level of the multi-level drilling and production platform situated within Angola's Block 14 area, managed by Chevron's local subsidiary, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company.
- Angolan authorities confirmed that all injured workers have been safely evacuated to shore and are currently receiving medical treatment, with four individuals reported to be in serious condition.
- Chevron and local authorities support an ongoing investigation focused on safety and determining the fire’s cause, while the impact on resuming operations remains unclear.
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Fire at Chevron oil platform offshore Angola injures 17
Seventeen people were injured, four seriously, when a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday at Chevron's deep-water Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) oil platform, Angolan authorities and the U.S. oil major said in statements.
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17 injured after fire erupts on Chevron-operated oil platform in Angola
LUANDA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Seventeen people were injured, including four in serious condition, after a fire erupted early Tuesday morning on an offshore oil platform in Angola's northern enclave of Cabinda, according to a statement from the African country's National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG).
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