PSA in new probe after Gullfaks B leak

New investigation: into Statoil operations

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By Staff & News wires

 06 December 2010 15:15 GMT

The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) said today it has launched an investigation into a hydrocarbon leak on Saturday on the Gullfaks B platform operated by Statoil in the North Sea - the second such investigation into the state companies operations this year.



The PSA sent an investigation team to the platform this afternoon, after a leak forced the operator to evacuate the platform.

“This incident occurred during leak testing in connection with maintenance work with a choke valve on one of the wells,” said PSA in a statement.

“Derived from a shut-in volume above the downhole safety valve in the well, the gas leak had a high initial rate of 1.2 kilograms per second and lasted for an hour.

“A serious condition thereby arose on the installation.”

This is the second investigation against Statoil this…

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