August 04, (THEWILL) – A Shell Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, operating off the Bayelsa State coastline, has been shut down due water leakage into the facility.
Although sources at SPDC’s EA fields claimed that the facility was shut down over labour dispute, but the oil firm attributed the production disruption to leakage.
SPDC Spokesman, Michael Adande, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the vessel has been safely anchored for repairs.
He stated that the offshore crew on board the vessel christened Sea Eagle, reported the water inflow into the hull of the facility on July 24.
Adande said that the FPSO could store up to 1.4 million barrels of processed crude, and had a production capacity of 170,000 barrels per day.
“On Sunday, 24 July, 2022, our Offshore crew on board of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, Sea Eagle, reported a water inflow in the hull of the vessel. The FPSO is anchored in the shallow waters.
“The water inflow did not affect the section of the FPSO where any crude is stored.
“Our Emergency Response Team has been activated to respond to the incident and technical Measures to contain the water inflow have been adopted successfully. Relevant authorities were notified and repair works are ongoing”, the SPDC said in a statement.
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