Norway’s Statoil evacuating 374 workers from housing platformNovember 7, 2012 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA said Wednesday, Nov 7, it was evacuating 374 workers from the Floatel Superior housing platform at the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea after it listed 4 degrees due to a hole in a ballast tank, MarketWatch reports. The personnel on the floating hotel are being evacuated to other installations nearby. An emergency vessel and six helicopters were mobilized to evacuate the workers to Kristiansund on the west coast of Norway after the leak, which happened around 03:40 local time. The platform has been stabilized, and an anchor handling vessel is mobilized to inspect the damage on the floating hotel, Statoil said. The Njord A field was closed for maintenance and is not currently producing or processing any oil and gas. The field is operated by Statoil with a 20% stake. GDF Suez S.A. (GSZ.FR) has a 40% stake, E.ON AG has a 30% stake, Faroe Petroleum PLC (FPM.LN) a 7.5% stake and VNG Norge AS a 2.5% stake. The floating hotel is operated by the company Floatel International. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |