BP: New delay on Valhall restart

More waiting: BP says its platform to come back online in mid-September

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By News Wires

 31 August 2011 16:20 GMT

BP said on Wednesday that production at its Valhall oil platform in the North Sea would resume in mid-September, later than previously expected, after a fire in July and a well control problem on 19 August, a report said.

The 13 July fire at Valhall, in Norway's part of the North Sea, led to the evacuation of hundreds of workers and supported oil prices, Reuters reported. The field contributes to a crude oil stream used in the global Brent price benchmark.

"Good progress has been made during August and we anticipate production will restart by mid-September," BP spokesman Matt Taylor said.

"Some minor modifications to the compressor system and some final verification are required before we are in a position to restart."

The news comes as BP's safety record is in focus following…

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