Covid case confirmed on the BP Andrew Installation

Workers have been removed from a BP North Sea platform after a positive Covid-19 case on board.

An individual showing signs of coronavirus on the BP Andrew installation on Sunday 11th October and later testing positive.

BP have confirmed four other workers were identified and put into self-isolation before being transferred to shore on Monday.

A spokesperson said BP followed its well-practiced escalation procedures for Covid on board the North Sea platform.

The news follows an apparent resurgence in Covid cases offshore, with an outbreak on the Shell Nelson platform earlier this week leading to more than a dozen workers being down-manned.

That came less than a week after an outbreak on the EnQuest Producer FPSO in the Cromarty Firth, which led to 16 people being put into isolation.

It comes amid a second wave of Covid-19 cases hitting the UK.

The Scottish Government has reported 1,429 new positive cases since Tuesday, with 15 deaths related to the virus.

The Andrew area consists of five fields producing through one platform, about 140 miles north-east of Aberdeen.

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