BP evacuates North Sea platform
Norway The barge was drifting toward the oilfield installation in the sea. The platform was evacuated by helicopter. Production continued at the oilfield according to a company spokesman.
Co-owned by American company Hess Corporation, the giant Valhall field is operated by BP. The company produced 38,900 barrels of oil and 1 mcm (35.3 mcf) of gas per day at the field in 2015.
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