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LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - BP halted production at
its ETAP platform, which connects seven oil and gas fields in
the British North Sea with the Forties Pipeline System and the
CATS gas terminal, after a problem with its power generation
system, the company said on Wednesday.
It also evacuated 66 of the 134 people working on the
platform
"We are working to resolve the power generation issue," BP
said in a statement.
ETAP’s production is between 30,000 and 35,000 barrels of
oil equivalent per day. It feeds into the Forties Pipeline
System and the CATS gas terminal.
(Reporting by Shadia Nasralla. Editing by Jane Merriman)
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