Oil & Gas
A fire incident has occurred at the Oil Mining Lease, OML, 20 at Egbema-West, Imo State, of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited, NPDC, an Upstream Subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Monday, October 7.
Samson Makoji, NNPC’s acting spokesman, quoted Mansur Sambo, NPDC managing director, as saying that preliminary investigation revealed that a spark, which ignited the fire during a bunkering activity by vandals, might have caused the incident, which occurred in Well–18T, located within the flooded part of Abacheke community.
Realnews reports that no atality was recorded, according to the report released by the community liaison officer in charge of Abacheke Community.
The NPDC stated that appropriate action to minimize the impact of the fire and ensure safety of the community had been taken.
The company said following successful aerial surveillance carried out Wednesday, October 9, it was mobilizing and employing the services of a reputable safety consultant to completely put out the fire.
The NPDC advised members of Abacheke community and its environs to avoid the affected area and stay calm, promising to update the general public on the incident soon.
– Oct 11, 2019 @ 10:45 GMT |
Tags: Fire guts NPDC OML 20 Asset
