Offshore Energy Today has reported on Friday that an explosion occurred on a Fieldwood Energy-operated Echo platform located in West Delta 105 block in the Gulf of Mexico. The company has released an update saying that it was a result of a cleaning operation.
The incident occurred when employees of Turnkey Cleaning Services were cleaning a heater treater, which is a piece of equipment that separates oil from water and other liquids, Fieldwood Energy says. Turnkey Cleaning Services is a Louisiana based industrial cleaning service company that specializes in the cleaning of offshore facilities, including the cleaning of heater treaters.