Statoil flying platform staff to countries in fear of “Nina” – Dagbladet.no

Statoil flying platform staff to countries in fear of "Nina" – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): Statoil has taken a hundred employees back on land from its platforms in the North Sea after the powerful storm. Friday hit storm formation named “Nina” West Coast.

There are employees from seven oil and gas platforms are brought back to land, says Oliver Heradstveit, press contact Statoil Dagbladet. Oil giant began to fly employees home early as Thursday night.

Hoping for full staffing soon

The platforms in question are Statfjord B, Statfjord C, Troll B, Kvitebjørn, Snorre B, Veslefrikk / Huldra and Heimdal.

– We follow the weather situation carefully and plan for it. We hope to fly back all during the weekend, said Heradstveit.

called off notice

For while Statoil flew their employees back on shore Thursday night and Friday morning and afternoon, called off the Norwegian Meteorological Institute extreme alert for Friday evening.

– The first warning about low pressure was called off, said duty meteorologist Anna Reistad Dagbladet.

Regardless of the amended notification, did not want the oil giant to take any chances.

– The important thing for us is to ensure those who work for us. Therefore we shopped early, says Heradstveit in Statoil.

For high waves

Limitations on lifeboats platform is equipped with, was decisive for Statoil to retrieve many platform employees home.

– There are capacity constraints at our lifeboats when the wave height is so great, says Heradstveit.

There are still many left on the platforms and ensures that operations are proceeding as normal.

How being weather in Western Norway

Meteorological Institute reports severe storms along the entire west coast Saturday:

• In Sogn og Fjordane announced strong storm. The wind is going to be strongest in the afternoon, but it will, according to meteorologists subside during the night of Sunday.

• In Hordaland alerts the small storm in most places, but waiting storm exposed areas. The wind will reach 30 to 40 meters per second.

• On Rogaland expected strong gale that afternoon will evolve into small storm. It is expected gusts of over 30 meters per second.

• In Møre og Romsdal expected storm exposed places with gusts of up to 30 to 40 meters per second. In Romsdal and Nordmøre it is not expected to exceed gale force.

Also Trøndelag are affected by the storm. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute reports windy later in the day Saturday. Worst gets in Namdalen.

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