Fire breaks out on Vietnam's offshore oil rig during decommissioning By Staff reporters May 22, 2025 | 11:41 am GMT+7 An oil rig off Vietnam's southernmost province Ca Mau after catching fire, May 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Bang A fire broke out on the Song Doc oil rig off Vietnam's southernmost province Ca Mau on Wednesday afternoon while it was being cleaned and dismantled as part of decommissioning efforts. According to Petrovietnam Domestic Exploration Production Operating Co. Ltd (PVEP POC), the incident occurred while a subcontractor was performing cleaning and dismantling work on the old extraction rig at the Song Doc oil field.
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Fire breaks out on Vietnam's offshore oil rig during decommissioning
An oil rig off Vietnam's southernmost province Ca Mau after catching fire, May 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Minh Bang
A fire broke out on the Song Doc oil rig off Vietnam's southernmost province Ca Mau on Wednesday afternoon while it was being cleaned and dismantled as part of decommissioning efforts.
According to Petrovietnam Domestic Exploration Production Operating Co. Ltd (PVEP POC), the incident occurred while a subcontractor was performing cleaning and dismantling work on the old extraction rig at the Song Doc oil field.