Well Fault Shuts Down Oil Rig in North Sea
From Reuters
LONDON —
Sixty-four men were evacuated from a North Sea oil production platform Saturday after a fault was found in one of its wells.
A spokesman for operators Shell UK Exploration and Production said the Shell-Esso Dunlin Alpha platform, which normally produces 48,000 barrels of oil per day, had closed down output, although oil production is expected to resume in a matter of days.
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