The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has said that it deployed an aircraft, five vessels to contain the oil leakage from Egina facility operated by TotalEnergies.
According to the spills agency, the spills response aircraft and vessels were used to apply dispersants on the oil leak that occured on November 15, a development that kept the spill from impacting the shorelines.
Dispersants are said to be chemicals used in mopping up crude oil spills and acts by breaking down oil molecules.
Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NOSDRA, Mr Idris Musa, gave an update on the response to the incident in a statement on Saturday.
Musa explained that the agency promptly deployed its personnel to the spill site, a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Atlantic Ocean located about 130 kilometres off Rivers/Akwa Ibom coastline.
According to him, the spill was caused by an operational mishap due to an export hose failure.
He explained that the prompt response from the operator to the spill led to identification and leak stop as spilt crude was being contained to avoid further spread and damage to the environment.
