The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into a fire which broke out in an engine room on the Scarabeo 5 drilling unit on 22 November 2016.
A team from the PSA traveled out to the rig, which is working on the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea, on 24 November. It will also assist the police inquiry into the same incident.
Scarabeo 5 is operated by Saipem Norwegian Branch. The operator on Njord is Statoil.
The goals of the PSA investigation include clarifying the course of events and identifying the direct and underlying causes in order to contribute to lessons learnt and experience transfer.
On 22 November, Statoil reported the fire aboard the vessel, in which a total of 106 personnel were on board with all accounted for following the incident. A total of 33 persons have been transported from the rig by helicopter, of which 14 of these were flown to a nearby installation and 19 to shore in Kristiansund, Statoil said
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