 Norway’s Statoil evacuating 374 workers from housing platform November 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 authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
