Mobil Producing Nigeria, MPN, has reported an oil spill from its Qua Iboe oil fields, in Akwa Ibom State.
Director in charge of oil spills in the National Oil Spills Detection
and Response Agency, NOSDRA, Mr. Idris Musa told News Agency of
Nigeria, yesterday, that the agency had received a report of the
incident.
“We received a report from Mobil that there was a spill at their
field and we have dispatched our officers from our Uyo office to the
spill site to assess the impact.
“They are estimating that the spilled volume is between 50 and 100
barrels, but that is a mere estimate because the investigation would
determine precisely the quantity of oil discharged into the
environment,” Musa said.
Two spills had earlier occurred within the Qua Iboe oil fields operated by Mobil on August 13 and 23, 2012.
Mr. Paul Arinze, the General Manager, Public and Inter-Governmental
Affairs, said in a response statement on the incident yesteray, that an
investigation was underway.
“Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MPN, operator of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC/MPN, Joint Venture, confirms that
on November 9, an oil release occurred offshore Akwa Ibom State.
“The source of the leak was identified and the pipeline was isolated
and shut down. Emergency response personnel and equipment have been
deployed.
“Regulatory and community representatives have been notified.
“MPN also arranged for representatives of Department of Petroleum
Resources, DPR; NOSDRA, Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Environment and
local community to overfly the area,” Arinze said.
The oil firm regretted the incident and reiterated its commitment to
maintain high safety, health and environmental standards within its
operations.
Culled from http://www.informationnigeria.org
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