BP Shuts North Sea Platform After Oil Leak
October 02 2016 - 4:07PM
Dow Jones News
By Sarah Kent
LONDON -- BP PLC has shut down its Clair platform in the North
Sea after an oil leak Sunday morning, the company said in an
email.
The leak was caused by a technical issue on the remote platform,
which is 75 kilometers west of Shetland. The size of the spill
wasn't disclosed.
The platform "has been shut down and the release has been
stopped. All personnel have been accounted for and there are no
injuries," a BP spokesman said in the emailed statement. "We are
investigating the cause of the technical issue and monitoring the
situation."
The company said it had notified all relevant authorities.
Write to Sarah Kent at sarah.kent@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 02, 2016 15:52 ET (19:52 GMT)
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