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16/01/2013
27 Oil Fields Shut Down Following Leak
A leak on the Cormorant Alpha platform has lead to a pipeline system servicing up to 27 oil fields being shut down.
The fields affected, and another eight associated platforms, produce about 10% of the UK's oil output.
It follows the discovery on Monday of a leak inside a leg of the Cormorant Alpha platform.
All non-essential staff were taken off the platform.
Taqa, also known as Abu Dhabi National Energy, said nothing had leaked into the sea and a technical team was investigating the source.
(H/GK)
The fields affected, and another eight associated platforms, produce about 10% of the UK's oil output.
It follows the discovery on Monday of a leak inside a leg of the Cormorant Alpha platform.
All non-essential staff were taken off the platform.
Taqa, also known as Abu Dhabi National Energy, said nothing had leaked into the sea and a technical team was investigating the source.
(H/GK)
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