Cycloon Pancho voor kust Australië
Cyclone forms off Australia, oil drillers on watch
PERTH (Reuters) - A powerful category-three cyclone has formed off the northwest coast of Australia and is likely to move south or southeast, potentially threatening production at some offshore oil fields.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday that tropical Cyclone Pancho was located 1,208 km (750 miles) west of the Exmouth region at 4 p.m. local time and warned of winds above 55 knots with "very high to phenomenal seas". But the cyclone is not expected to affect the Western Australian coastline in the next 48 hours, the bureau said.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd, which operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project as well as some major oil fields off northwest Australia, said it was keeping a close eye on the storm but was continuing normal operations at all fields for now.
Chevron also said it was monitoring the storm but has not shut down any operations.
No oil firms have reported shutdowns yet.
Tropical cyclones typically batter the region between November and April, forcing offshore oil drillers as well as miners, such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc to suspend operations and evacuate staff.
Last month, a powerful cyclone forced oil companies, including Apache Corp, Woodside and BHP to shut over 220,000 barrels a day of oil production, about 40 percent of Australia's output, for nearly a week.
Bron: Reuters
Foto ©Nasa | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 16:29 uur, door Joyce.s
PERTH (Reuters) - A powerful category-three cyclone has formed off the northwest coast of Australia and is likely to move south or southeast, potentially threatening production at some offshore oil fields.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday that tropical Cyclone Pancho was located 1,208 km (750 miles) west of the Exmouth region at 4 p.m. local time and warned of winds above 55 knots with "very high to phenomenal seas". But the cyclone is not expected to affect the Western Australian coastline in the next 48 hours, the bureau said.
Woodside Petroleum Ltd, which operates a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project as well as some major oil fields off northwest Australia, said it was keeping a close eye on the storm but was continuing normal operations at all fields for now.
Chevron also said it was monitoring the storm but has not shut down any operations.
No oil firms have reported shutdowns yet.
Tropical cyclones typically batter the region between November and April, forcing offshore oil drillers as well as miners, such as Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc to suspend operations and evacuate staff.
Last month, a powerful cyclone forced oil companies, including Apache Corp, Woodside and BHP to shut over 220,000 barrels a day of oil production, about 40 percent of Australia's output, for nearly a week.
Bron: Reuters
Foto ©Nasa | Gewijzigd: 1 februari 2017, 16:29 uur, door Joyce.s
Every cloud has a silver lining
Exmouth floods after heavy rainfall
High rainfall in the West Pilbara has caused flooding in the town of Exmouth. In the past 48 hours Learmonth has received 129 millimetres, while further north Onslow has poured 167 millimetres out of the gauge.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects the rain to continue over the next few days as tropical Cyclone Pancho further intensifies.
Cyclone Pancho is currently a category three system, and while Exmouth and Learmonth have experienced winds of up to 75 kilometres an hour overnight, the bureau does not expect it to cross the coast.
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High rainfall in the West Pilbara has caused flooding in the town of Exmouth. In the past 48 hours Learmonth has received 129 millimetres, while further north Onslow has poured 167 millimetres out of the gauge.
The Bureau of Meteorology expects the rain to continue over the next few days as tropical Cyclone Pancho further intensifies.
Cyclone Pancho is currently a category three system, and while Exmouth and Learmonth have experienced winds of up to 75 kilometres an hour overnight, the bureau does not expect it to cross the coast.
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Cycloon Pancho voor kust Australië
Voor de noordwestkust van Australië heeft zich een tropische cycloon ontwikkeld van categorie 4. Deze draagt de naam Pancho en heeft inmiddels windsnelheden bereikt van 225 km/uur.
Op donderdag lag de cycloon 820 km van de kustlijn af. Hij begeeft zich in zuid-zuidoostelijke richting. Voorlopig lijkt het er niet op dat Pancho aan land zal gaan. Hij vormt momenteel alleen een bedreiging voor enkele olieplatforms. Wel kan hij in het weekend gaan zorgen voor hevige regenval.
De noordwestkust is hét cyclonengebied van Australië. Gemiddeld heeft deze regio te kampen met 5 cyclonen per seizoen. Het seizoen loopt van november tot april.
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Voor de noordwestkust van Australië heeft zich een tropische cycloon ontwikkeld van categorie 4. Deze draagt de naam Pancho en heeft inmiddels windsnelheden bereikt van 225 km/uur.
Op donderdag lag de cycloon 820 km van de kustlijn af. Hij begeeft zich in zuid-zuidoostelijke richting. Voorlopig lijkt het er niet op dat Pancho aan land zal gaan. Hij vormt momenteel alleen een bedreiging voor enkele olieplatforms. Wel kan hij in het weekend gaan zorgen voor hevige regenval.
De noordwestkust is hét cyclonengebied van Australië. Gemiddeld heeft deze regio te kampen met 5 cyclonen per seizoen. Het seizoen loopt van november tot april.
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