Report: Platform evacuation in North Sea

Canadian Natural Resources International (CNR) oil company has evacuated oil workers from its offshore platform in the UK North Sea.

According to Evening Express, the company yesterday removed workers from the Ninian Central Platform, located around 249 nautical miles from Aberdeen.

The newspaper has said that the platform was evacuated due to “to drinking water contamination.”

Offshore Energy Today has reached out to CNR seeking more information on the matter.

Ninian Field

CNR has shares in the Ninian, Lyell and Columba fields in the North Sea. The Ninian field comprises three fixed platforms.

The Lyell field is a subsea tie-back with production via subsea manifold to the Ninian South platform. The Columba fields are exploited utilizing extended reach wells drilled from the Ninian South and Central platforms. Oil from all these fields is processed onboard the two platforms and exported to the Sullom Voe Terminal on the Shetland Islands via the Ninian Pipeline System.

Update: February 19, 2014, 12:31 CET

Below is a statement sent by CNR to Offshore Energy Today:

“CNR International (UK) Limited can confirm that it performed a precautionary downman of non-essential personnel from its Ninian Central platform due to a contamination of its potable water.

“Ninian Central currently has 192 personnel on board and is located approximately 249 nautical miles from Aberdeen.

“Our people are our number one priority and there is currently no risk to personnel. “

Offshore Energy Today Staff

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