LONDON, March 12 (Reuters)– Britain’s oil and also gas field organization OGUK on Thursday prohibited individuals from taking a trip to overseas installments such as systems if they have actually taken a trip to particular nations impacted by the coronavirus in the previous 2 week.

The restriction follows Equinor reported the oil sector’s very first coronavirus infection on an overseas setup on Wednesday, highlighting the difficulty in stopping contamination for countless employees residing in the close quarters on gears and also systems.

“Industry policy is that personnel will not be permitted to travel offshore if they have travelled from or transited through affected countries … on the UK government’s list of affected areas,” OGUK said

These nations, supposed Category 1 and also 2 locations, presently consist of Italy, Iran, China’s worst-hit locations and also a variety of various other Asian nations. The OGUK’s health and wellness, security and also setting supervisor Trevor Stapleton stated that rescue helicopters prepare to bring people back onshore if lives go to danger.

Helicopters might additionally bring coronavirus examination sets to overseas installments and also back onshore, he stated.

As for feasible manufacturing closures in the British North Sea, which created regarding 1.7 million barrels each day of oil matching in 2015, Stapleton stated it depended on the private setup supervisors.

When inquired about feasible disturbances to upkeep, he stated there are some issues currently, with a great deal of tools sourced from Italy, however these are being considered.

(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla Editing by David Evans and also David Goodman)

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