Production from a North Sea platform has resumed after it was shut down on Boxing Day following a gas leak.
Marathon Oil said it had resumed operations following a “comprehensive” investigation after the incident unfolded.
In its most recent company update, the US oil and gas firm has said production available for sale for the first quarter of 2016 in the UK was around 16,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day compared with 20,000 a year earlier.
The lower production levels had been as a direct result of the repair activities on Brae Alpha following a “process pipe failure” in December.
Marathon said the figures were slightly offset by improved reliability from the outside-operated Foinaven field.
The Brae Alpha platform is located 155miles from Aberdeen and is among the North Sea’s oldest platforms at 32 years old.
In March, documents revealed the gas leak from the platform was categorised as “major” by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive)
Figures obtained from the latest Oil & Gas UK documents showed there was a 2148kg gas release from the Brae Alpha.
A “major” incident is described as having the potential to “quickly impact” out with the local area with the ability to cause a “major accident”.
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