Prudhoe Bay's Central Gas Facility, viewed from the Lisburne Production Center on Friday, May 22, 2015.
A worker was killed at a Prudhoe Bay facility on Wednesday, the fourth reported workplace fatality in the North Slope oil industry in 14 months.“We are saddened to report that an employee of Chosen Construction Inc. was fatally injured on June 5, 2024, at the Central Compression Plant at Prudhoe Bay,” Luke Miller, a spokesperson with Hilcorp Energy, said in the email.
“We feel this loss deeply and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and Chosen Construction’s employees,” Miller said. “All work was immediately stopped, the site was secured, and the appropriate agencies were notified. Hilcorp and Chosen Construction are working closely with the agencies to conduct a full investigation.”Following the workplace fatalities on the Slope, he said companies across the North Slope are reviewing their operations.
The four deaths represent an unusually high number of fatalities in a relatively short period of time for oil field operations in the region, according to media reports andThis is a developing story. Check back for updates.Alex DeMarban is a longtime Alaska journalist who covers business, the oil and gas industries and general assignments. Reach him at 907-257-4317 or alex@adn.com.