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.
