Two People Injured On Maersk Rig At Aker BP Oilfield Off Norway

Two Maersk Drilling staff have been injured in an incident on the Maersk Interceptor jackup drilling rig, working at the Tambar field offshore Norway, today.

Aker BP said that the "serious incident" was reported at 12.10pm today, but didn't describe what happened.

The operator of the Tambar field said that one of the people fell into the sea and was picked up by a standby vessel. Both are being taken to shore. 

Aker BP said: "Our first priority is the personnel on board. We have activated our emergency preparedness organization and cooperate closely with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) and relevant authorities to handle the situation. We will provide further information as soon as it is confirmed."

The Maersk Interceptor is a Gusto MSC CJ70-X150MD design rig built in 2013, at Keppel FELS in Singapore.

Tambar is about 16km southeast of Ula facilities in 68m water depth in the Norwegian North Sea. It is produced via a normally unmanned wellhead platform, remotely controlled from Ula. Tambar started production in 2001 and is powered by a cable from Ula. Production is piped to Ula for processing and export. The gas is injected in the Ula reservoir while the oil is exported via Ekofisk to Teesside, England.

The Maersk Interceptor is working on the Tambar development project, which consists of two new infill wells and the installation of gas lift in three existing wells to increase overall field production

The infill wells will target undrained areas of the field identified in the north and south with the potential to increase 2P reserves further.

The combination of the infill wells and installation of gas lift has the potential to increase Tambar production markedly and extend field life by up to 10 years, contributing to lower unit operating costs in the Ula hub area, Faroe Petroleum has said.

Source: OE Digital