Oil & Gas
By Victoria Frances
TOTALEnergies has refuted media reports that there was a massive crude oil spill during loading operations at the Egina on November 15.
Charles Ebereonnwu, country communication manager of TotalEnergies, in a text message on Thursday, November 23, to Realnews stated that “This is not a massive leak and the sheen has been treated with an appropriate response that resulted in a reduction of most of it.”
“No shoreline or communities have been impacted. Production has not been affected,” Ebereonwu stated in the WhatsApp message with a picture of Egina on display.
Realnews had reported that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, said on Wednesday that it was closely monitoring the crude oil spill incident which took place during loading operations in Egina on November 15, at about 6:30am.
“NIMASA is working closely with the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency NOSDRA, and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC from the Crisis Management Room CMR, where the spill is being monitored real-time using oil spill monitoring software from the Emergency Response Center,” the regulatory body said in a statement.
NIMASA had stated that “Though the volume of spill is not yet confirmed, TotalEnergies is providing aerial surveillance, dispersant application, while further mobilisation is being considered.
“The Oil Spill Response Limited from the United Kingdom is also assisting with pollution control measures. Reconnaissance survey of the impacted area confirms that the shoreline communities of Andoni, Qua-Iboe terminals, Bonny Island, Opobo/Nkoro and Eastern Obolo, which are closest to Egina, are not yet affected.”
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-Nov. 23, 2023 @ 17:30 GMT |
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