Norway's Mongstad oil refinery shut after power outage
8/15/2018 3:08:27 PM
OSLO, (Reuters) - Norway’s Mongstad oil refinery stopped production following a power outage and it was unclear when output would restart, operator Equinor said.
The unexpected outage happened at 0830 GMT during routine maintenance on the site’s power supply, triggering an evacuation of most workers.
“The power is back at Mongstad, but the refinery remains shut. We have no indications yet when it can restart normal activities,” company spokesman Morten Eek said. “The refinery was running at
“The personnel remains evacuated, except the emergency response team,” Eek said. (Writing by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Gwladys Fouche and Mark Potter)
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