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Aban Pearl. Another platform is sinking in the Caribbean

Caracas, Venezuela May 13, 2010. -       En Español

A platform of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) sank in the Caribbean Sea causing no casualties and no risk to the marine environment, according to initial reports from authorities.

Chavez himself gave the first details of the event through your Twitter account @ chavezcandanga "With regret I inform you that the platform sank Aban Pearl gas-bearing few moments ago. The good news is that 95 workers safe," 03.11 local time (0741 GMT) on Twitter

The plant, completely sunk about 8 miles from the coast and was well off the Dragon 6. The platform operating at the time of the sinking to 155 meters deep and sank at 2.00 local time (0630 GMT)
Aban Pearl was built in 1977 and had a capacity to operate at 1,250 feet deep (381 m). The facility provided by Petromarine, signature associated with the Indian company Aban Offshore, installed in the area just a year ago, was drilled some 16 wells in the Mariscal Sucre gas project's most advanced country.
The authorities say that there is no danger to the marine environment because the well was closed for security mechanisms, although the installation went down with 8600 barrels of fuel oil used as fuel for its own operations.
The platform Aban Pearl is the responsibility of the Singapore company Petromarine Energy Services and was presented as a symbol of progress in the energy industry by being the first Venezuelan offshore facility operated by PDVSA
Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said at the time of the accident triggered the safety valves and an additional security system, which allows us to confirm that the situation in the well is stable and there is no risk of leakage. The minister said the accident had been caused by the flooding of the pontoons that supported the platform and the owner of the facility studies the turnaround. PDVSA president Rafael Ramirez also said the incident and will not alter the plans of the Mariscal Sucre gas project in the Venezuelan coast, and a new platform will operate in two months.
This event occurs a few weeks of the sad accident on the platform's Deepwater BP with the disappearance of 11 workers and has produced one of the largest oil spill in U.S. history and there is no solution today to close a well.
The Venezuelan minister visited Aban Pearl platform last week to celebrate the completion of the preliminary tests at a ceremony presented on state television by Chávez himself.
Ramirez informed the media that the workers were evacuated but the captain and two engineers remained on the ground until they jumped into the sea waiting for the rescue, adding that it will create a commission of inquiry and work in the area an ROV.

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