Power outage could have led to ‘catastrophic failure’ at Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility

Inspectors find that power issues led to elevated risk of the spine of the world's largest offshore facility failing

Safety risk: Nopsema investigators found that Prelude was at elevated risk of 'catastrophic failure' during last month's fire and subsequent power issues — Safety risk: Nopsema investigators found that Prelude was at elevated risk of 'catastrophic failure' during last month's fire and subsequent power issuesPhoto: SHELL

Josh Lewis

Perth

Shell Western Australia Australia NOPSEMA Prelude

Published 7 January 2022, 00:01Updated 12 January 2024, 15:30