The Shell Petroleum Development Company on Wednesday confirmed a pump failure at their facility in Niger Delta, Bayelsa State.
Precious Okolobo who is the spokesman for Shell said, the incident occurred at Nembe Creek, 3 Flow Station, Bayelsa State.
Okolobo said “A pump failure was reported at SPDC’s Nembe Creek 3 flow station this morning. The pump was immediately shut down,”
“However, some oil escaped from the seal into the saver pit in the flow station with some sheen observed. The pump has been repaired,” the spokesperson said.
“There was no oil spill, and there was no impact on the environment,” the statement quoted him as saying.
Chairman of the Oil and Gas Committee, Nengi James, said the spill was as a result of a technical fault.
He added that the spill had already flown from Nembe Creek to the Brass River down to the Atlantic Ocean.
Nengi called on the Anglo Dutch oil firm to pay appropriate compensation and embark on a thorough clean-up of the area.
