BP shuts in 120,000 bpd North Sea oil output Date: Friday, July 29 @ 13:28:25 PDT Topic: Production; Extraction; Exploration
Oil major BP shut in 120,000 barrels per day of crude oil output at its North Sea Schiehallion oilfield after a fire in staff facilities at the field, a BP spokeswoman said on Friday.
BP shut in production and evacuated 49 non-essential staff from the Schiehallion facility after the fire broke out at around 0415 GMT on Friday, she said.
