Friday, May 11, 2007

Total Oil Field in Congo Shut After Fire Extinguished; Two Workers Killed

(Bloomberg) -- A Total SA oil field in the Republic of Congo halted production for a second day after a fire yesterday morning killed two workers and injured others, a spokeswoman said.

Output from the N'kossa field was about 60,000 barrels a day prior to the fire, Patricia Marie, a Paris-based Total spokeswoman said by telephone today. About 36,000 barrels a day is Total's share. ``We have an internal investigation,'' Marie said. It was not clear what started the fire, she said.


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