Status update on Cidade de São Mateus
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
This statement is updated as of Friday 13 February 08:00 (local Brazilian time)
and information will be kept updated as we monitor the situation.
BW Offshore now confirms that the bodies of the five deceased personnel have
been brought to shore. Four are Brazilian nationals and one is Indian.
Arrangements are being made for formal identification and release to
family. Four Brazilian personnel remain unaccounted for. Seven personnel with
injuries are receiving medical care in hospital. BW Offshore management is in
Vitoria with the crew, and support to personnel and next of kin is ongoing. The
unit hull is confirmed to be intact. A specialist team has returned to the unit
to evaluate if conditions are sufficiently safe to allow the search and rescue
efforts to continue.
"This is a terrible day for the families of the men we have lost and our hearts
go out to them. We remain determined to continue the search for those still
missing", said Carl Arnet, CEO.
On Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 12:50 local Brazilian time, there was an
explosion on Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de
São Mateus. The unit is operated for Petrobras by BW Offshore on the Camarupim
and Camarupim Norte fields in Espirito Santo littoral approximately 120 km from
the coast. Of the 74 persons onboard, there have been five fatalities and four
crew are still missing. The remaining crew are all accounted for. Production has
been stopped and the unit has been shut down."
For further information, please contact:
Benito Ciriza, BW Offshore, +55 21982979351
Torfinn Buarøy, BW Offshore, +47 91 66 02 52
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl
(Norwegian Securities Trading Act)
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Datum: 13.02.2015 - 11:31 Uhr
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