Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy Generator
4.7 C
Oslo
Friday, March 29, 2024

Two injured in platform explosion

Two workers on Equinor’s Heimdal platform in the North Sea were injured, one of them seriously, when a gas cannister exploded late Thursday. The two were flown by helicopter to hospitals in Stavanger and Bergen.

A spokesman for the state oil company Equinor told newspaper VG that the accident occurred around 6pm Thursday. The cause of the explosion was unclear,

Equinor reported that there was no material damage on the platform and the workers’ injuries were not life-threatening. Both police and state labour authorities were notified.

The Heimdal oil field, which is operated by Equinor, is located around 200 kilometers west of Bergen near the border to the British continental shelf. Its platform has earlier suffered a gas leak in 2012 and problems with its generators for emergency power.

newsinenglish.no staff

LATEST STORIES

FOR THE RECORD

For more news on Arctic developments.

MOST READ THIS WEEK

Donate

If you like what we’re doing, please consider a donation. It’s easy using PayPal, or our Norway bank account. READ MORE