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FPSO shut down after fire
On Mar 17, 2015, a fire broke out on the "P 48" in the Barracuda-Caratinga field in the Campos Basin northeast of Rio de Janeiro. The fire aboard the floating oil production, storage and offloading (FPSO) production vessel started started in Module 4 of the facility at about 1 p.m. local time (4 p.m. GMT) as the platform was being shut down. It sent flames 20 metres high, according to unions, and resulted in injuries to one offshore worker, who was a member of the fire fighting team. The flames reached the height of the crane, around 20 meters, and took the starboard side deck. The fire has since been put out. Petrobras has halted production. There was no immediate timeline for it ro restart. Report with photos: http://www.offshorepost.com/fire-onboard-p-48-platform/
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