A fire, which broke out on an oil platform off the coast of Angola, has caused 17 people to suffer injuries. Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron, operates the deepwater platform.
The fire occurred on May 20, 2025, on the basement deck of CABGOC’s Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco (BBLT) deepwater platform in Block 14 offshore Cabinda. The incident happened when the BBLT facility was undergoing annual maintenance as part of a scheduled shutdown, with all production at the site shut down since May 1, 2025.