Equinor emergency services were notified today at 04.40 of the development of smoke, the company reports in a press release. Equinor writes on its website that emergency response organizations have been mobilized and that the authorities have been notified. Sleipner B is an unmanned production platform located in the Sleipner Vest area, 12.5 kilometers away from the Sleipner A platform. Production is shut down, and the plant is depressurised, reports NTB. Notification of fire Eileen Brundtland is spokesperson for the Norwegian Maritime Industry Authority. She says they received a report of a fire in a boardroom around six o’clock this morning. – It is still an unsettled situation. We are following the situation closely, she says. Brundtland says Equinor is handling the situation. Unmanned platform The main rescue center (HRS) has been informed, but they are not involved in any rescue operation because there is no danger to life or health, they say to news. The police say they are informed about the case, but that it is Equinor that is handling the incident itself for the time being. – We are talking about an unmanned platform where there are no people, says operations manager Kim Blaktad in the South-West police district. The vessel Scandi Mongstad has been mobilized to the area. Published 22.10.2024, at 10.06 Updated 22.10.2024, at 10.31
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