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Monday, July 6, 2015
Oando Energy Resources Inc. (OER) reported a fire involving two crude storage tanks at the Ebocha Oil Center in Rivers State. In the early hours June 30 a third tank collapsed after suffering structural damages due to the fire outbreak. The facility is in the Nigerian Agip Oil Co. Ltd. Joint Venture (NAOC JV).
OER received information from NAOC, confirming the incident. The Ebocha Oil Center is the default hub for most of the JV’s onshore oil production, collecting and stabilizing crude from four flow stations/processing facilities.
The fire was successfully extinguished with no injuries, fatalities, or environmental spills. The cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
Consequently, all production in the area was initially shut-in at approximately 100,000 boepd gross; however, production is currently being gradually restored, and a significant portion of the shut-in production has been recovered. Restoration of oil flow through alternative routes is currently being explored and may be executed upon completion of a proper risk assessment. The operator is expected to provide an update soon on when this will happen.
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