Vermilion Energy has reported a fatal injury occurred this weekend during construction of the Corrib project in Ireland.

Vermilion owns an 18.5% working interest in the project, which is operated by Shell E&P Ireland Limited ("SEPIL").

The firm said: "Human safety and environmental protection are Vermilion's highest priorities and we are saddened by this loss of life. We wish to express our sincere condolences to the family and co-workers of the deceased employee of Herrenknecht AG, a sub-contractor at the Corrib project. The incident occurred on the tunnel boring machine that is being utilized in operations at the Corrib tunnel site at Aughoose in County Mayo."

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Construction operations on the tunnel have been temporarily suspended while coordinated investigations of the incident by Irish authorities are completed.

The integrity of the Corrib tunnel itself was not compromised by the incident. Vermilion are working with SEPIL to ensure that the cause of the incident is clearly identified and appropriate steps are taken to ensure the safety of workers before operations are re-established.

(CD/JP)