The vessels will remain outside the unmanned Sleipner B platform and monitor the situation as long as necessary.
A SAR helicopter will fly over the platform with a thermal imaging camera to monitor the situation.
There is no danger to life or health. Production from Sleipner B has been shut down, and the platform is at zero pressure and power.
The reduction in gas exports due to this incident will not affect our delivery obligations to our customers.
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Update October 22 – 16:10
The emergency vessels Skandi Mongstad and Esvagt Bergen have been cooling using seawater from a distance throughout the day.
The vessels will remain outside the unmanned Sleipner B platform and monitor the situation as long as necessary.
A SAR helicopter will fly over the platform with a thermal imaging camera to monitor the situation.
There is no danger to life or health. Production from Sleipner B has been shut down, and the platform is at zero pressure and power. The reduction in gas exports due to this incident will not affect our delivery obligations to our customers.
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First report, October 22 – 09:56
Equinor’s emergency response was alerted today at 04:40 about smoke development in the control room on the Sleipner B platform in the North Sea. The vessel Scandi Mongstad has been mobilized to the area.
Sleipner B is an unmanned production platform located in the Sleipner West area, 12.5 kilometers away from the Sleipner A platform.
Production has been shut down, and the facility has been depressurized.
Equinor’s emergency response organization has been mobilized, and relevant authorities have been notified.