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Three Dead, One Injured in Offshore Accident at PETRONAS FSO Sepat Facility

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Malaysian state oil company Petroliam Nasional (PETRONAS) confirmed that an upstream industrial accident occurred at its Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) Sepat facility off the coast of Terengganu on Monday, resulting in three fatalities and one injury, according to a Monday press release.

The incident took place at approximately 12:50 p.m. during routine lifeboat maintenance operations on the offshore vessel. Three of the workers were pronounced dead upon emergency arrival at Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah in Kuala Terengganu, while the fourth survivor remains under intensive medical care and observation, the filing said.

Investigations are ongoing in coordination with relevant authorities, with PETRONAS saying its immediate focus is on supporting affected families.

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