24 March 10:30 Z – The South Pars/North Dome field is a natural-gas condensate field located in the Persian Gulf. It is by far the world’s largest natural gas field, with ownership of the field shared between Iran and Qatar. Biggest danger in these kinds of facilities is fire, therefore there are strict protocols in effect to prevent dangerous situations and to insure crew safety. If all efforts fail to contain the situation a mandatory evacuation plan will commence and a distress signal will be sent to emergency services. We received a distress call from southern pars gas platform stating due some system malfunction and safety concerns they have decided to initiate emergency evacuations. Time is of the most importance and they requested that this evacuation runs as fast as possible. Platform only equipped with one heliport and coordination with platform flight coordinator with precision in landing is of utmost importance.
