Fire engulfed a floating production, storage and offloading
(FPSO) vessel named ‘Trinity Spirit’ in the early hours of Wednesday.
The FPSO Trinity Spirit is located at the Ukpokiti terminal,
around Excravos, Warri south-west, Delta state.
It is operated by Shebah Exploration and Production Company
Limited (SEPCOL).
Confirming the incident in a statement, Ikemefuna Okafor,
chief executive officer, Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd (in
receivership), said the fire was caused by an explosion.
Okafor said 10 crew members were onboard the facility when
the incident occurred but had yet to be accounted for.
“The management of Shebah Exploration & Production
Company Ltd (SEPCOL) in RECEIVERSHIP hereby announce the unfortunate incident
of a fire that engulfed our offshore facility, the FPSO Trinity Spirit located
at the Ukpokiti Teminal, following an explosion during the early hours of
Wednesday, 2nd of February 2022,” the statement reads.
“The cause of the explosion is currently being investigated
and we are working with necessary parties to contain the situation.
“At this time there
are no reported fatalities, but we can confirm that there were ten crew men on
board the vessel prior to the incident and we are prioritising investigations
with respect to their safety and security.
“We appreciate the assistance provided us by the Clean
Nigeria Associates, the Chevron team operating in the nearby Escravos facility
and our community stakeholders as well as fishermen, who have been of
tremendous assistance since the incident happened.
“We have duly notified all relevant authorities and we
appeal to the members of the public to stay away from the area while our Crisis
Management Team continue to monitor the situation and update all stakeholders
with new information as the investigation evolves.”
In 2004, SEPCOL acquired all of 40% of ConocoPhillips equity
interest in OML 108 and by virtue of that acquisition became the technical
operator of the block. Express Petroleum and Camac Limited own the remaining
60% equity interest on OML 108.
The FPSO Trinity Spirit serves as the primary production
facility for the block. The Ukpokiti field was discovered in 1993, the licence
was converted into oil mining lease (OML) 108 in 1996.
SEPCOL (now in receivership), is owned by a combination of
Nigerian and overseas corporate entities including Abbeycourt Trading Company
Limited (ATCO), Abbeycourt Petroleum Company Limited and Allenne Limited.
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