Equinor stops production on platform Gullfaks C and evacuates some workers
OSLO, August 18 (Reuters) – Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor halted production on its Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea on Sunday and evacuated some workers as a precautionary measure following a well incident, a company spokesman said.
“There was a control incident at Gullfaks C,” a company spokesman said, adding that the well was “stable.”
Advertising: The HSSE strategy of the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (NGC) reflects and supports the company’s vision to become a leader in the global energy business. ngc.co.tt |
It was not immediately clear when production at Gullfaks C could resume, but the other Gullfaks platforms were running normally, he added.
Gullfaks C mainly produces oil. It also processes and exports oil and gas from the nearby Tordis field.
The gas production capacity in the Gullfaks field will be cut by a total of 6.6 million cubic meters per day on Monday, the Norwegian gas network operator announced separately on its website.
Equinor operates the field and owns a 51 percent stake, while its partners, Norwegian state-owned company Petoro and Austria’s OMV, hold 30 percent and 19 percent respectively.
(Reporting by Glwadys Fouche, editing by Nerijus Adomaitis)