OREANDA-NEWS. The leak which occurred at Mongstad today has been stopped, and the situation is being normalised. No one was injured during the incident.
All 317 personnel who were not involved in the handling of the incident were evacuated when hydrocarbon vapours were detected escaping from a flange in the crude oil plant at Mongstad.

Statoil’s emergency response organisation was established, the authorities were notified and the evacuation alarm was sounded at approximately 1245.

The cause of the incident will be investigated thoroughly.