Claims of a 鶹ýӳspill鶹ýӳ from the KS Endeavor
The Chevron-chartered rig, KS Endeavor, continues to burn off the Nigerian coast amid claims that crude oil has been washed ashore. Director General of Nigeria鶹ýӳs National Oil Spill Detection & Response Agency (Nosdra), Peter Ldabor, has said 鶹ýӳA crude oil spill from the facility was spotted by the surveillance around the KS Endeavor and along the shoreline.鶹ýӳ He went on, claiming that several coastal communities had been affected.
This news comes as something of a shock as the rig was supposed to be drilling a gas exploration well and Ian Laidlaw, the operations manager at Fode Drilling, a joint owner of the rig, had stated that there had been no oil spill: 鶹ýӳRight from the very beginning it was gas coming out. There was no oil coming out. There might be smoke.鶹ýӳ The deputy director of public affairs at the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources, Belema Osibodu, was less keen to comment, stating only that: 鶹ýӳinvestigations are underway right now. We are still investigating.鶹ýӳ
Investigations continue in the light of Chevron鶹ýӳs decision to call off a search for two missing personnel, one Indian and one French national. The company offered its 鶹ýӳsincere condolences to the families of the missing individuals.鶹ýӳ
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