Norwegian Oil, Gas Plants Restart after Ship Collision
An oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway's west coast on Thursday, injuring eight people and triggering the temporary shutdown of a North Sea crude export terminal, Norway's top gas processing plant and several offshore fields.The frigate, which recently took part in a major NATO military exercise, was aground and tilting on one side, live television pictures showed. The Norwegian military was attempting to save the ship."We are working on stabilizing the vessel…
Norway Oil Wage Talks Postponed after Helicopter Casualty
Wage talks between Norwegian oil workers and employers, which were due to start on Monday, have been postponed after a fatal helicopter crash in the North Sea on Friday, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association said in a statement. "The accident at Turoey claimed 13 lives, and several of the member companies in the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association were affected," it added. There were no survivors. The 11 passengers and two crew on the flight from Gullfaks B oil platform operated by Norway's Statoil…
Oil Rig Helicopter Crashes off Norway, 13 Presumed Dead
A helicopter ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform crashed in the North Sea on Friday, killing at least 11 of the 13 people on board, rescue officials said. The 11 passengers and two crew on the flight from the Gullfaks B oil platform, operated by Statoil, were all Norwegian except for one British and one Italian national, according to the Rescue Coordination Centre for Southern Norway. "The helicopter is completely destroyed," it said.
11 People Found Dead in Norway Helicopter Crash
Emergency services have found 11 bodies after a helicopter crashed off the west coast off Norway on Friday, a rescue official told broadcaster NRK. A search for the remaining two passengers was ongoing, a spokesman from the Rescue Coordination Centre for Southern Norway told NRK, adding that among the 13 passengers were one British and one Italian national. The others were Norwegian. The crashed helicopter is a Eurocopter model according to the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority.
Fatality on COSL Rig Confirmed
Statoil and COSL have confirmed report from the police sources that one person has died as a result of the breaking wave that hit the drilling rig COSL Innovator today. Two other people were injured and are receiving medical treatment ashore. The rig is now heading to shore under its own power, while evacuation takes place. COSL and Statoil were notified at 5 pm on Wednesday 30 December that three people had been injured when a breaking wave hit COSL Innovator.
Storm Shutters Some North Sea Output
Loose barge drifts by platforms in North Sea; BP platform evacuated, output shut down. A fierce storm in the North Sea forced oil firms to evacuate platforms and shut down production on Thursday on concerns that they could be hit by a drifting barge that had broken its anchor. The strong winds had ripped the barge from its moorings and sent it towards BP's Valhall platform, which lies in the middle of the North Sea between Norway and Britain.
Drifting Barge Missed Valhall North Sea Platform
A drifting barge has missed BP's Valhall platform in the North Sea by some two kilometres, a spokeswoman for the Rescue Coordination Centre for southern Norway told Reuters. "The barge drifted past by some two kilometres. The danger is over. There are no other installations between the barge and the coast of Norway," Borghild Eldoen said in an interview. "It is now up to the owners of the barge to stop it before it reaches the coast." Reporting by Gwladys Fouche
Heavy Wave Strikes Rig, Injures Three in the North Sea
At 5 pm on Wednesday December 30, Statoil and COSL were informed that three persons had been injured on the COSL Innovator when a heavy wave hit the rig. Statoil and COSL have mobilized their emergency response organizations. The semi-submersible drilling rig COSL Innovator is under contract to Statoil on the Troll field in the North Sea, west of Bergen. The rig had been taken off the well due to heavy weather when the incident occurred.
