A North Sea platform has moved into its eleventh day of shut down as a “comprehensive” investigation by Marathon Oil continues into the cause of a gas leak.
Production has been shut down since Boxing Day, with 73 workers remaining on board the platform, which is about 155miles north east of Aberdeen.
A spokeswoman for the company has confirmed work is still being carried out to assess when the platform can resume operations.
Lee Warren, an internal and external communications adviser for Marathon Oil, said it would be premature to comment any further while an investigation continues.
The Brae Alpha platform is among the North Sea’s oldest platforms at 32 years old.
When the incident happened ten days ago, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency was alerted to the leak after the platform had issued a distress call.
The incident also comes after the safety watchdog hit Marathon with an improvement notice following a leak on the platform in June.
In November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said the incident had “put the health and safety of individuals on the platform at risk.”
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