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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
ENI saw a large oil spill at one of its assets near Nigeria’s Brass facility. The spill has spread through the sea and swamps of the oil producing Niger Delta region. The cause of the spill has not been determined as yet ENI said.
“During loading operations on a tanker on November 27, an oil spill in the sea was seen. Operations were immediately suspended and resumed only after it was verified that the vessel’s structures were not damaged and were not leaking,” the company said in an emailed statement.
While the company said the spill occurred on November 27 Francis Clinton Tubo Ikagi, chairman of the Odioama fishing community in Bayelsa told journalists on the scene that he saw a large oil slick as early as November 20. “I saw a very thick layer of crude oil on the river,” he said. “The community is affected seriously. Our women and men whose main livelihood source is fishing are complaining bitterly to us that the whole river is full of oil.”
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