Statoil employees concerned after a fire and leak on the platforms – Bergensavisen

Sunday morning they had staff on Statoil’s Statfjord A platform to be evacuated after there was a fire in a pump in a utstyrsskaft. On Saturday, the company had to move about 20 of its employees on the drilling rig Songa Endurance on the Troll field after a gas leak.

BOX, which organizes employees in the energy sector, is concerned about security.

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– It is too early to be specific about these two events, but we have a rising concern for the security level, especially when it saves and is cut off everywhere, ” says the leader Hilde-Marit Rysst to bransjenettstedet enerWE.

the Psa is now considering investigating the events.

– the Audit has followed both of these events closely in the course of the weekend. If we are going to initiate investigation, we will take a position on Monday. Monday-morning relevant experts gather to consider the two events and our monitoring of them, says Inger Anda, director of communications and public affairs at petroleum safety authority norway to NTB.

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“Papirfolk on land”

– Maintenance work to be cut, and the intervals for maintenance increases. This is done much of the “papirfolk” on land, without that those who are in the workplace is involved. It is also a fact that with so much changes and cuts that are being made in our industry now, there are many who have many thoughts in your head, ” says Hilde-Marit Rysst.

– RNNP-figures (figures for the risk level in the petroleum industry, ed.anm.) shows a negative tendency, but I’m not sure how much the operators and the employers in general have taken it all in. Varsku is given by many, both staff and the authorities, ” says Rysst further.

media contact Ola Anders Skauby, Statoil says in a comment that the security is basic for all business Statoil to pursue.

– It should be safe to be at work for Statoil. The goal of efficiency – and the improvement work we do, is to enhance and improve the security further and operate more efficiently, he says to NTB.

– When it comes to the two events, so we are talking about two isolated events, which we now want to review to find both the direct and the potentially underlying causes. Now, we have no basis to speculate on how they formed, ” he says.

Evacuated

the Fire on the Statfjord A platform on Sunday was notified clockwise 8.20. It was declared under control and extinguished in 11-time.

There were 67 persons on board when the fire started. No one came to harm. 20 persons were shifted to the Statfjord B platform with the SAR helicopter, while the remaining who had not beredskapsoppgaver, was mustered in the lifeboats. The cause of the fire is not known.