StatoilHydro Platform Resumes Production

StatoilHydro Platform Resumes Production

StatoilHydro ASA says oil production resumed at the 160,000 barrel per day Statfjord A platform about 125 miles off Norway’s coast, four days after an oil leak forced a partial evacuation and shutdown.

Most of the platform’s 217 crew members were evacuated to nearby platforms by helicopter on Saturday when an oil storage tank began leaking during maintenance work. No one was injured.

The state-controlled company said a mix of oil and water was pumped into the sea while remaining crew worked to control the leak. The mixture caused a thin oil film on the ocean, but there were no reports of serious environmental damage, it said.

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