ANOTHER OIL SPILL AT MOBIL'S FIELD IN QUA IBOE, AKWA IBOM

Mobil Producing Nigeria,  MPN, has reported an oil spill from its Qua Iboe oil fields, in Akwa Ibom State yesterday, 9 November, 2012 (not the site above). Mr. Idris Musa, Director in charge of oil spills in the National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency,  NOSDRA, told News Agency of Nigeria, yesterday, that the agency had received a report of the incident have dispatched their officers from their 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.” he said.

Mr. Paul Arinze, the General Manager, Public and Inter-Governmental Affairs, said the source of the leak was identified and the pipeline was isolated and shut down. Emergency response personnel and equipment have been deployed.

Two spills had occurred within the Qua Iboe oil fields operated by Mobil on August 13 and 23, 2012.