An incident which led to two fatalities occurred while work was being performed in a cargo tank onboard the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien.
An incident which led to two fatalities occurred while work was being performed in a cargo tank onboard the FPSO Espoir Ivoirien, BW Offshore has revealed.
The incident, which was caused by a leakage of hydrocarbons into the tank where the work was being conducted, took place at 1.30pm local time on January 14. The vessel was operating on the Espoir field offshore the Ivory Coast.
BW Offshore noted that next of kin had been informed and that production had been shut down. The leak was said to have been contained within the cargo tank, with all personnel accounted for. The FPSO is operated by BW Offshore for CNR International. Both companies are cooperating with local authorities in addressing the situation, BW Offshore confirmed.