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   <h1>Situation normalised at Snorre B</h1> 
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     <div class="date-module"> <span class="date_module-icon fa fa-calendar"></span> <span>May 1, 2019 18:45<span> CEST</span></span> 
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       <h3>At 13:15 Wednesday afternoon Norway time Equinor’s alarm centre was notified of smoke development on the Snorre B platform in the North Sea. The situation at the platform is now normalised.&nbsp;</h3> 
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       <p>The platform was not in production when the smoke development began.</p> 
       <p>The smoke development took place in a separator on the processing plant at Snorre B during maintenance work.</p> 
       <p>There were 121 personnel on board Snorre B when the incident occurred.&nbsp;</p> 
       <p>Equinor is the operator of the Snorre field, which consists of the Snorre A and Snorre B platforms.</p> 
       <p>A telephone number has been established for families with personnel on board Snorre B: (+47) 800 500 20.</p> 
       <p>Media may contact Morten Eek at (+47) 416 89 515.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> 
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At 13:15 Wednesday afternoon Norway time Equinor’s alarm centre was notified of smoke development on the Snorre B platform in the North Sea. The situation at the platform is now normalised. 