20150212 Malaysia Petrobras Offshore Rig Explosion Kills Three
Malaysia Feb 12 2015 “Shipboard”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured more than 10
Petrobras Offshore Rig Explosion Kills Three
Updated: 2015-02-12-12:00
IO DE JANEIRO, Feb 12 (BERNAMA-NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people have been reported killed in an explosion on an offshore oil and gas platform belonging to Brazil’s state-run Petrobras. Ten workers have been injured and six are missing.
Seventy-four workers were on board the rig at the time.
Brazil’s oil industry regulator, ANP, says that a fire caused by the blast has been contained and the platform has been stabilised.
ANP also said that no oil leaked from the rig which was located off the coast of Espirito Santo state.
An official from the union representing workers on the platform said that a gas leak had caused the explosion.
Web Source: Bernama
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