Equinor shuts North Sea platform after fire
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has shut down production at its Visund oil and gas platform in the North Sea following a fire in an electrical switchboard room. The incident occurred shortly before 11 am local time on Wednesday, with reports of smoke followed by flames in a room containing equipment used to control and distribute …
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Equinor Visund platform shutdown after the switchboard room fire on Wednesday, adding detail about gas export capacity without contradicting Report 1.
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