North Sea Brae Alpha Platform Shut After Gas Leak
29.12.2015

North Sea Brae Alpha Platform Shut After Gas Leak

North Sea Brae Alpha Platform Shut After Gas Leak

Marathon Oil has shut production from its Brae Alpha production platform in the UK North Sea, following a gas leak.

Marathon Oil, the Texas-based operators of the Brae Alpha platform, said it was not safe to continue work until investigations were completed.

The installation was shut down at about 16:35 on Boxing Day. No-one was injured in the incident.

A spokesman for Marathon Oil said the situation was being investigated and the relevant authorities had been notified - we wil update this as information is recieved

The Brae Alpha Platform is located about 155 miles (248km) north east of Aberdeen.

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