Worker Dies in Lifting Accident at Equinor’s Mongstad Refinery

A worker has died in an accident in connection with a lifting operation at Equinor's (EQNR.OL) refinery at Mongstad, Norway, the company said in a press release on Wednesday.

All non-critical activity on the plant has been stopped until further notice and the area has been cordoned off, the company said.

The deceased was employed by Crane Norway, a supplier of crane and lifting services at Mongstad, Equinor said, adding relevant authorities have been notified of the incident and the police have initiated an investigation.

According to Equinor's website, the Mongstad refinery is the largest oil refinery in Norway, with a processing capacity of approximately 12 million tonnes of crude oil annually.

(Reporting by Anjana Anil and Ashitha Shivaprasad; Editing by Chris Reese)