#Latest news with #OlufemiSoneyeReuters21-02-2025GeneralReutersNigeria's NNPC says blaze at oil facility contained without casualtiesYENAGOA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Nigerian state oil company NNPC said on Friday that a fire on a crude storage barge at its Cawthorne Channel facility in the coastal Rivers state has been contained with no casualties. NNPC spokesperson Olufemi Soneye said the blaze started at about 1310 GMT on Wednesday afternoon and spread to other barges before being contained. The incident did not affect operations at the flow station, Soneye said in a statement late on Thursday. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.
Reuters21-02-2025GeneralReutersNigeria's NNPC says blaze at oil facility contained without casualtiesYENAGOA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Nigerian state oil company NNPC said on Friday that a fire on a crude storage barge at its Cawthorne Channel facility in the coastal Rivers state has been contained with no casualties. NNPC spokesperson Olufemi Soneye said the blaze started at about 1310 GMT on Wednesday afternoon and spread to other barges before being contained. The incident did not affect operations at the flow station, Soneye said in a statement late on Thursday. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here.