The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has begun investigation to ascertain cause of the major fire on an evacuation vessel at Ukpokiti Field (OML 108) in Ugborodo, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.
Recall that Fresh Angle International yesterday morning, Wednesday February 2, broke the news of the explosion at a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel by the name Trinity Spirit FPSO.
In a statement released few minutes ago, the NUPRC, explained that the decision to investigate the outbreak, was in line with its statutory regulatory oversight.
The statement E-signed by Paul Osu on behalf of the Commission and made available to Our Energy Correspondent, National, noted: “NUPRC wish to announce that an explosion leading to a major fire on an evacuation vessel at Ukpokiti field (OML 108) in Delta State was reported by our operations team on Wednesday 2nd February 2022.
“The Commission in line with its statutory regulatory oversight of Upstream Petroleum operations in the Nigerian oil and gas industry has commenced investigations into the incident in conjunction with relevant stakeholders and will provide updates appropriately.
“There has been no report of any casualties or fatalities and the Commission will take necessary measures to ensure that all safety and environmental measures in line with global best practices to safeguard lives and the environment are put in place”.
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