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Date: February 03, 2022 at 04:27:50
From: chaskuchar@stcharlesmo, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Trinity Spirit Oil Tanker Which Can Carry 2 Million Barrels Explodes a |
URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trinity-spirit-oil-tanker-which-can-carry-2-million-barrels-explodes-at-sea/ar-AATqydo?ocid=msedgntp |
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Trinity Spirit Oil Tanker Which Can Carry 2 Million
Barrels Explodes at Sea
Dramatic footage shared on social media shows the
Trinity Spirit oil tanker on fire and appearing to be
sinking, with thick plumes of black smoke billowing
into the sky.
Reports of the explosion first emerged in the early
hours of Wednesday.
The vessel is an FPSO, a floating production storage
vessel, owned by Nigeria's Shebah Exploration &
Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL).
The vessel is capable of storing about 2 million
barrels of oil and can process up to 22,000 barrels a
day, according to the company's website.
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Date: February 05, 2022 at 23:57:54
From: chaskuchar@stcharlesmo, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Exploded Nigerian oil storage vessel had up to 60,000 barrels before i |
URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/exploded-nigerian-oil-storage-vessel-had-up-to-60-000-barrels-before-incident/ar-AATw582?ocid=msedgntp |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - An oil storage vessel that exploded
off the coast of Nigeria this week was holding around
50,000 to 60,000 barrels of crude oil at the time of
the incident, Minister of Environment Sharon Ikeazor
said on Saturday.
Nigeria's Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd
(SEPCOL) said on Thursday that flames had engulfed the
Trinity Spirit floating production, storage and
offloading (FPSO) vessel following a blast a day
earlier.
Ikeazor said the National Oil Spill Detection and
Response Agency has called the oil industry operators
and the Clean Nigeria Associates, a cooperative
responding to oil spill incidents for support.
SEPCOL, in receivership, said it was working with
authorities to inspect the vessel after the fire burnt
out and an investigation team has been launched to
establish the cause of the explosion.
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It reported no casualties and is investigating the
whereabouts and safety of 10 crew members who were on
board the vessel prior to the incident, SEPCOL said in
a statement.
Ikusemuya Igbekele, chairman of the host fishing
community, told Reuters that two bodies were lying dead
in front of the vessel, while three crew members jumped
into the sea with life jackets and have been taken to
the hospital.
A team of government investigators toured the site of
the incident on Saturday but did not provide any
comment.
An industry source with knowledge of operations of the
Trinity Spirit FPSO said that until five years ago
other companies, including large oil traders, stored
their crude on the vessel, which had capacity to
produce 22,000 barrels per day and could store 2
million barrels.
The Trinity Spirit is the primary production facility
for OML 108, which covers 750 square km (290 square
miles) of water off the Niger Delta, ranging from a
depth of 30 metres to 213 metres, SEPCOL's website
said.
(Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Additional reporting by
Tife Owolabi in Warri; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha;
Editing by Alex Richardson and Leslie Adler)
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