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Tuesday, June 8, 1999 Published at 15:26 GMT 16:26 UK
UK
North Sea gas escape
About 30 workers have been airlifted from a North Sea oil platform after a gas leak.
It happened on Shell Expro's North Cormorant installation just before 1400.
A statement from the company said safety systems operated as designed and shut down production.
There were 91 people on the platform at the time. Shell said they had all been accounted for and there were no reports of any injuries.
A Coastguard helicopter and two civilian aircraft were used to airlift non-essential personnel from the platform, which is about 109 miles north-east of Sullom Voe in Shetland.
The company has informed the Health and Safety Commission, according to statutory regulations.
There are details about the cause of the gas leak.
The North Cormorant started production in February 1982.
Its peak production is 102,000 barrels of oil a day.
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