FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Canadian Natural Resources International (CNR) oil
company has evacuated oil workers from its offshore platform in the
UK North Sea.
According to Evening
Express, the company yesterday removed workers from the Ninian Central
Platform, located around 249 nautical miles from Aberdeen.
The newspaper has said that the platform was
evacuated due to “to drinking water contamination.”
Offshore Energy Today has reached out to CNR seeking more
information on the matter.
Ninian Field
CNR has shares in the Ninian, Lyell and Columba fields in
the North Sea. The Ninian field comprises three fixed platforms.
The Lyell field is a subsea tie-back with production via
subsea manifold to the Ninian South platform. The Columba fields are exploited
utilizing extended reach wells drilled from the Ninian South and Central
platforms. Oil from all these fields is processed onboard the two platforms and
exported to the Sullom Voe Terminal on the Shetland Islands via the Ninian
Pipeline System.
Update: February 19, 2014, 12:31 CET
Below is a statement sent by CNR to Offshore Energy Today:
“CNR International (UK) Limited can confirm that it
performed a precautionary downman of non-essential personnel from its Ninian
Central platform due to a contamination of its potable water.
“Ninian Central currently has 192 personnel on board and is
located approximately 249 nautical miles from Aberdeen.
“Our people are our number one priority and there is
currently no risk to personnel. “
Offshore Energy Today Staff