# Equinor shuts output at Statfjord A platform due to leakage
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2023-05-26
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Meta Title: Equinor Shuts Production at Statfjord A Platform Due to Gas Leak
Meta Description: Equinor has shut down production at the Statfjord A platform in the North Sea following a hydrogen sulfide gas leakage. Learn more about the precautionary
URL: https://financedigest.com/equinor-shuts-output-at-statfjord-a-platform-due-to-leakagehtml

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OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s [Equinor](https://www.financedigest.com/equinor-evaluating-impact-of-british-windfall-tax-on-projects.html) said it shut production at the Statfjord A oil and [gas](https://www.financedigest.com/gazprom-books-no-yamal-europe-gas-transit-capacity-for-dec-30.html) platform in the North Sea on Thursday due to a gas leakage.

[Equinor](https://www.financedigest.com/equinor-evaluating-impact-of-british-windfall-tax-on-projects.html) had detected a leakage of hydrogen sulfide [gas](https://www.financedigest.com/gazprom-books-no-yamal-europe-gas-transit-capacity-for-dec-30.html) in one of the platform shafts, a spokesperson told [Reuters](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-retail-sales-rise-by-0-8-in-october-ons.html) in a text message.

“As a precautionary measure, we are moving personnel without prioritised tasks to other installations or onshore. Production is shut down and the platform is depressurised,” the spokesperson said.

In 2022, the Statfjord field’s average output was about 26,900 barrels of [oil equivalent per day (boepd) of oil and gas](https://www.financedigest.com/the-top-strategies-for-investing-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry.html "The Top Strategies for Investing in the Oil and Gas Industry"), according to data from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

(Reporting by Victoria Klesty and Nerijus Adomaitis; editing by Diane Craft and Marguerita Choy)


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