HILDA KNUTSEN

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Oil spill during loading operations

During oil loading operations onto the "Hilda Knutsen" at the buoy OLS B in the Statoil Field in the North Sea an oil spill was discovered between the Statfjord A and Statfjord B platforms on Oct 8, 2015. The loading of the tanker was stopped and the supply to the pipe and the cargo loading system of Statfjord A has been closed. The production at Statfjord A was functioning normally. The leak was traced in a flange of the loading hose. About 40 cbm oil has leaked. Statoil mobilized the anti pollution vessel "Stril Merkur". A surveillance aircraft of the Norwegian Coastguard flew over the area to survey the oil spill. Also an anchor handling vessel, equipped with an ROV, was on site. The relevant authorities have been informed, and the situation was said to be under control. Reports and photos: http://www.statoil.com/no/NewsAndMedia/News/2015/Pages/08Oct_Statfjord_spill.aspx http://www.kystverket.no/Nyheter/2015/Oktober/Oljeutslipp-fra-Statfjord-feltet/ http://gfx.nrk.no/gZKWEERvfKZQPYzKb41L-AoqjskpeOf5GKOsomouZcTA

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