Tecpetrol SA
Tecpetrol SA
23/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 23/07/2024 16:24
Battling through the storm
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The El Tordillo field in the Gulf of San Jorge Basin, in southern Argentina, was cut off by blizzards. However, thanks to a heroic team effort between employees and contractors, the operation got back on line in record time.
Stories of terrible storms abound in the memory of El Tordillo: in 1984, a blizzard hit Chubut with temperatures that fell to historical lows, while in 2017 a record snowfall and sub-zero temperatures left hundreds of evacuees. This year has also made itself felt, with winter gales ushering in a cold snap that sent temperatures plunging throughout the entire country, bringing extreme weather conditions to the basin.
Sharing a laugh to combat the cold.-
It started snowing on Tuesday, June 18, and as the days went by, the snowfall became heavier. Although the site was operating normally, contingency measures were activated on that first day, shoring up the operation against the chances of the weather taking a turn for the worse with heavier snow as from the early hours of Wednesday, June 19.
Snow: the setting for the entire mission.-