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Fire contained on platform in Iran’s South Pars gas field

By Al Jazeera · Published by Everything Blog

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Iranian authorities extinguished the blaze immediately on Tuesday, preventing long-term fallout on the critical offshore infrastructure. During the emergency, 17 platform personnel plunged into the sea to escape the flames. The crisis management office of Bushehr Province confirmed that all 17 workers survived in good condition after boarding lifeboats and rescue vessels.

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Pars Oil and Gas Company officials are actively investigating a gas leak or an operationa…: Pars Oil and Gas Company officials are actively investigating a gas leak or an operational error as the potential cause.
The South Pars reservoir represents the world's largest natural gas field and is shared b…: The South Pars reservoir represents the world's largest natural gas field and is shared between Iran and Qatar.
Holding an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas, the entire reservoir could s…: Holding an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas, the entire reservoir could satisfy global demand for 13 years.

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Iranian authorities have contained a fire that broke out on a platform in South Pars gas field, the world’s largest offshore natural gas field.

The Pars Oil and Gas Company said the fire broke out on Tuesday on a gas platform in Phase 14 of the South Pars field and was extinguished immediately, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.

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“During the incident, 17 workers jumped into the sea to save their lives; rescue operations for them are currently underway,” Kourosh Dehghan, Bushehr Province’s director general of crisis management, told Fars.

“Further details regarding the scale of the incident and the condition of the workers will be announced later,” Dehghan added.

Bushehr’s crisis management office later said all 17 workers were in good condition after boarding lifeboats and rescue craft, and that…

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Iranian authorities extinguished the blaze immediately on Tuesday, preventing long-term fallout on the critical offshore infrastructure. During the emergency, 17 platform personnel plunged into the sea to escape the flames. The crisis management office of Bushehr Province confirmed that all 17 workers survived in good condition after boarding lifeboats and rescue vessels.

Key Points

Pars Oil and Gas Company officials are actively investigating a gas leak or an operationa…: Pars Oil and Gas Company officials are actively investigating a gas leak or an operational error as the potential cause.
The South Pars reservoir represents the world's largest natural gas field and is shared b…: The South Pars reservoir represents the world's largest natural gas field and is shared between Iran and Qatar.
Holding an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas, the entire reservoir could s…: Holding an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas, the entire reservoir could satisfy global demand for 13 years.

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Iranian authorities extinguished the blaze immediately on Tuesday, preventing long-term fallout on the critical offshore infrastructure. During the emergency, 17 platform personnel plunged into the sea to escape the flames. The crisis management office of Bushehr Province confirmed that all 17 workers survived in good condition after boarding lifeboats and rescue vessels.

Key Points

Pars Oil and Gas Company officials are actively investigating a gas leak or an operationa…: Pars Oil and Gas Company officials are actively investigating a gas leak or an operational error as the potential cause.
The South Pars reservoir represents the world's largest natural gas field and is shared b…: The South Pars reservoir represents the world's largest natural gas field and is shared between Iran and Qatar.
Holding an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas, the entire reservoir could s…: Holding an estimated 51 trillion cubic metres of usable gas, the entire reservoir could satisfy global demand for 13 years.

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