Fire Breaks Out at Norway’s Only Refinery
A fire burst out Sunday at Norway’s single oil refinery, the Mongstad facility in Vestland, however the scenario has actually been brought controlled.
At regarding 0550 hrs on Friday early morning, the Vestland authorities area obtained notification that fires as well as smoke were seen at the refinery facility. The fire lay at a handling plant for gas, triggering a mass discharge of all unnecessary employees.
The plant’s personnel accomplished a “controlled burning of trapped volumes through pressure relief,” come with by air conditioning of bordering tools. The fire was produced later on the very same day, as well as no injuries were reported.
The primary handling plant of the refinery continues to be in procedure, however the fire-damaged area has actually been taken offline.
The reason for the fire is presently under examination together with regulatory authorities. Inspections as well as repair work will certainly need to be accomplished prior to the harmed sector of the plant can reboot, Equinor stated in a declaration.
The 230,000 bpd Mongstad refinery is run by Equinor, as well as it is the just one left in solution in the country after the closure of Exxon’s Slagen refinery in 2015. Mongstad absorbs oil from Norway’s offshore Troll B, Troll C as well as Johan Sverdrup systems. The plant generates 4 times as much gas as well as diesel as Norway can utilize locally, as well as regarding 80 percent of its outcome is exported. Its aquatic terminal is the biggest in Norway by tonnage as well as manages regarding 1,500 vessel calls each year.
