By Oke Peter
CNOOC Limited has expressed gratitude to the Company’s continuous focus on safety and environmental protection performance, as well as its mature typhoon response measures, the super typhoon “Yagi” did not cause any casualty or oil spill.
Typhoon “Yagi” affected the eastern and western areas of the South China Sea. Prior to the typhoon’s arrival, the Company had activated its typhoon emergency plan. Staff working on offshore platforms were promptly evacuated. A total of 289 helicopters and 51 vessels were mobilized to safely evacuate over 8,600 offshore workers in advance, effectively ensuring their health and safety. At the same time, the Company activated the typhoon mode at the offshore platforms where applicable so that the operations could be remotely controlled during typhoons, to maintain the production of the oilfields and reduce production losses.
Upon the landing of typhoon “Yagi”, strong wind of level 17 and above was observed in certain operating areas. The Company’s offshore facilities overall withstood the test of the super typhoon, with no reported casualties or significant property damage.
Mr. Zhou Xinhuai, CEO and President of the Company, said, “CNOOC Limited adheres to the core values of ‘Safety First, Environmental Paramount, People-oriented, and Equipment Intact’. The safety of our staff has always been our top priority. We have successfully withstood the super typhoon ‘Yagi’. Currently, the staff are returning to work in an orderly manner and restarting the production of oil and gas fields. We will resume normal production as soon as possible, and optimize our production plans, so that we can meet our annual production target.”
