Five dead, one missing after Perenco platform incident offshore Gabon

April 1, 2024

To help identify those who died in the fire, experts arrived on March 25 in Port-Gentil and are working with the authorities in charge of the investigation.

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Offshore staff

UK — On March 27, seven days after the incident on the Becuna platform offshore Gabon, Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon provided an update on the situation.

The fatal fire took place on March 20 on the Perenco Simba Field, and it claimed the lives of five people. To assist with the process of identifying those who died in the incident, international experts arrived on March 25 in Port-Gentil and are working in close collaboration with the authorities in charge of the investigation.

The search for a missing person was still actively underway as of March 27, with new land-based resources covering more than 90 km of coastline, in addition to the air and sea resources already mobilized.

Given the technical complexity of the incident, Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon is mobilizing independent experts specializing in the analysis of similar events. The aim of this process is to determine the precise causes, circumstances and reasons, as yet undetermined, that led to this situation.

04.01.2024