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Petrobras Just Confirmed in Official Statement to the Press Regarding the Explosion and Discloses Who the Involved Workers Were
Unfortunately, the third victim of the explosion that occurred on the drillship owned by Odebrecht died on Sunday afternoon. Petrobras confirmed the death by releasing an official statement informing the family and the press. It is important to remember that this accident occurred during an operation at the boiler of NS-32 (Norbe VIII), located in the Marlim asset, in the Campos Basin. The first accident occurred on the 9th, which you can check here. In total, there were 4 injured people and 3 fatalities.
According to Petrobras, the third deceased worker was Eduardo Aragão de Lima, a 33-year-old employee of Odebrecht Oil and Gas, who was under medical care but ultimately did not survive and passed away early this morning.
On the 10th, Saturday morning, the second death resulting from this accident at the offshore unit was confirmed, accessing here provides more details. On the 9th (Friday) in the afternoon, OOG along with Sindpetro confirmed the first death, which occurred involving a professional specialized in inspections and calibrations, who was 28 years old. There was also another professional from the same field at the accident site, but he was 44 years old and was providing services for IMI; he was in ICU at the Municipal Hospital of Macaé, in the interior of Rio.
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Petrobras, Odebrecht, and IMI in an official statement confirm that they are providing all necessary support to the families of the injured, as well as to other workers involved in the operational incident.
The technical data indicates that the explosion occurred around 7:50 AM on June 9, 2017. Two employees were urgently rescued by an emergency helicopter, and the remaining 2 received first aid aboard the unit before being taken to the hospital in Macaé. Petrobras states that nothing caught fire and that the explosion occurred during a routine maintenance activity on boilers that were inoperable at the time.
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