Statoil has evacuated the Kårstø processing plant in Norway after identifying a gas leak in the Statpipe facility.
Following the leak, pressure is starting to fall and work is in progress on depressurising the facility. Flames are rising from the three process flares at the facility.
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At Statpipe, the gas pipelines connect to the facility for processing.
Statoil said all personnel working at the facility have been accounted for and brought to safety.
There are 25 people working at the facility to manage the incident, the cause of which is yet to be determined.
Statoil notified emergency services and authorities about the situation, as well as established an emergency response unit to manage the gas leakage.
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By GlobalDataThe organisation will be in contact with the emergency services and other relevant authorities to mobilise resources to address the situation.
First gas at the Kårstø processing plant arrived at the plant on 25 June 1985, and dry gas began to be dispatched by pipeline to Emden in Germany on 15 October during the same year.
The facility also receives gas from Åsgard and other Norwegian Sea fields through the Åsgard transport trunkline.
The Åsgard section of the plant has been in operation since 1 October 2000 and processes the gas to meet sales specifications.
Statoil operates, maintains and will further develop the Kårstø plant on behalf of operator Gassco.
Image: Kårstø processing plant received first gas on 25 June 1985. Photo: courtesy of Gassco.
