Production at the Benchamas oil area in the Gulf of Thailand was put on hold promptly after a mishap recently as well as stays offline, united state oil titan Chevron Corp stated in a declaration on Monday.
The statement follows an crash recently at an oil storage space vessel created salt water to leakage right into the vessel’s hull, eliminating one staff participant.
“We have recovered the body of our colleague who was fatally injured on March 13,” a Chevron agent stated in a different declaration, including that prep work were being made to return the body to the sufferer’s family members.
There has actually been no effect on the atmosphere from the event, Chevron stated in the declaration.
“Our current focus is on responding to the incident, not restarting production,” it stated.
The Benchamas area generates regarding 13,000 barrels each day as well as around 45 million cubic feet per of gas, according to Thai federal government information.
(Reuters – Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)