In an announcement published by Aker BP, the company confirms that one person has died, after a serious accident occurred on the Maersk Interceptor drilling rig on Tambar earlier this week, on the Tampar field.
Maersk Interceptor is currently drilling wells on the Tambar field for Aker BP.
The report of the incident on came at 12.10 on Thursday, 7 December. The condition under which the accident took place are not yet known.
The deceased, a Norwegian citizen and employee of Maersk Drilling, fell into the sea while performing maintenance work on the rig.
The person was picked up from the water by a standby vessel and transported by helicopter to Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen.
Another person, an employee of Maersk Drilling as well, was injured during the incident, and was transported to Stavanger University Hospital. His condition is not critical.
“Our thoughts are now with the families, the injured person and everyone else who is affected by this serious accident. We have cooperated closely with Maersk Drilling and will do everything we can to take care of those affected and their families in this difficult situation,” said Chief Executive Officer of Aker BP Karl Johnny Hersvik.
Aker BP will now focus in protecting the the personnel on board Maersk Interceptor, the personnel on the Ula field and other employees in Aker BP and Maersk Drilling who are affected by this serious incident.
“The drilling operation on Maersk Interceptor has been secured. Production on Tambar has been shut down. The emergency response organisation in Aker BP was immediately mobilised and has cooperated closely with Maersk Drilling, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) and relevant authorities to handle the situation,” Aker BP informed.
