Norway investigates 'substantial' oil and gas leak on BP platform Production at the site, which reached some 10,000 barrels of oil per day in July according to the Petroleum Directorate, has been suspended since the incident, PSA said. Gas was detected in the separator module on the production platform. No people were in the immediate vicinity when the incident occurred. The safety system shut down production immediately, and personnel safely mustered at the lifeboats. BP has initiated an internal investigation. Production will not be resumed until the causes of the incident have been clarified and the conditions rectified. It is too early to comment on volumes and possible cause, we await the investigation report. BP spokesman Jan Erik Geirmo told AFP that a thin layer of oil could be seen "for a brief moment" on the water before it disappeared. The US Justice Department has accused BP of "gross negligence and willful misconduct" in the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.