Petrofac Regulatory News (PFC)

26 Nov 2007 07:01

Petrofac Limited26 November 2007 Petrofac Limited Statement re: Thistle Alpha Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, as dutyholder of the Thistle Alpha installation on behalf of Lundin Britain Limited, (awholly owned subsidiary of Lundin Petroleum AB) can confirm that following anincident on Sunday 25 November, 116 non essential personnel were down manned tothe nearby Murchison and Dunlin platforms. Safety systems and the emergency response team worked as designed. The situationhas now been resolved. A full investigation is being conducted into theincident. Production has been shut down. 53 of the 116 non essential personnel who were down manned to the Murchison andDunlin platforms returned to the Thistle Alpha platform during the afternoon ofSunday 25 November whilst 63 remained on the Murchison platform overnight. Allpersonnel are safe and well. There were originally 159 personnel on the Thistle Alpha platform and 43personnel remained on the platform throughout. A fire was reported on theplatform at 08.07 on Sunday in the turbine module and was confirmed extinguishedat 10:45. The Thistle Alpha installation is located approximately 523 km (325 miles)north-north east of Aberdeen and comprises a steel jacket supporting a threedeck platform, accommodation and heli-deck. - Ends - For further information, contact: Petrofac Limited +44 (0) 20 7811 4900Keith Roberts Chief Financial Officer Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial +44 (0) 20 7861 3232Olly Scott Notes to Editors Petrofac Petrofac is a leading international provider of facilities solutions to the oil& gas production and processing industry, with a diverse customer portfolioincluding many of the world's leading integrated, independent and national oil &gas companies. Petrofac is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: PFC) andis a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Through its three divisions, Engineering & Construction, Operations Services andEnergy Developments, Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates,maintains or manages facilities and trains personnel; and, where return criteriaare met and service revenue synergies identified, co-invests with clients andpartners. Petrofac's range of services allows it to help meet its customers'needs across the life cycle of oil & gas assets. With more than 9,500 employees, Petrofac operates out of four strategicallylocated international centres, in Aberdeen, Sharjah, Woking and Mumbai and afurther 16 offices worldwide. The predominant focus of Petrofac's business is onthe UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth ofIndependent States (CIS) and the Asia Pacific region. For additional information, please refer to the Petrofac website atwww.petrofac.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange