French oil and gas giant, TotalEnergies has confirmed the first crude oil leak at its 2.3 million storage capacity Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, located in Port Harcourt, Rivers, stating that the incident had been contained.
The oil leak at the 200,000 barrels per day Egina FPSO had occurred on November 15 while crude was being loaded from the facility to a vessel, according to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
Ebereonwu said the leak was a minor one and had been contained with appropriate remedial measures.“This is not a massive leak and the sheen has been treated with the appropriate response that resulted in a reduction of most of it. No shoreline or communities have been impacted. Production has not been affected.
“This is not a massive leak and the sheen has been treated with the appropriate response that resulted in a reduction of most of it,” he said.
NIMASA had in a statement issued earlier, reported a crude oil spill incident that occurred during loading operations in Egina FPSO. In the statement signed by its Head of Public Relations, Edward Osagie, the agency said the incident occurred on November 15, 2023, at the 220,000 metric tons FPSO facility — operated by TotalEnergies — in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
