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Earthquake forces Equinor to close oil field

The Snorre B platform is taken out of operation after an earthquake was registered in the North Sea Monday morning.
Photo: Bo B Randulff - Even Kleppa - Woldcam / Equinor ASA
Photo: Bo B Randulff - Even Kleppa - Woldcam / Equinor ASA
by MATHIAS JULIUS FALKENGAARD

Equinor-operated platform Snorre B in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea is closed due to an earthquake registered at 06:32 Monday morning in the stretch of sea between the Faroe Islands and the Norwegian island of Stad, the oil giant confirms, according to several media.

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