NATION & WORLD
By YINKA IBUKUN Associated Press
rig exploring possible deep-water oil and gas fi elds off Nigeria’s coast for Chev- ron Corp. caught fi re Jan. 16, and the oil company said offi cials were still trying to account for all those working there. Chevron said two workers were miss- ing and 152 others found, but gave no further detail on the missing persons. The company said it was still inves- tigating the fi re, which occurred near its North Apoi oil platform, and which forced it to shut down. “We immediately fl ew out people to
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An offshore
ronmental watchdog group in Nigeria, said he had received reports from locals nearby that the fi re was an industrial in- cident. “Workers were trying to contain the
contractor FODE Drilling Co., Walker said. Offi cials with FODE, which has of- fi ces in London and Jenkintown, Penn- sylvania,
the nearby North Apoi platform, and have been helping those needing any medical assistance,” Chevron spokesman Scott Walker said in a statement. Chevron did not immediately say what caused the fi re. However, Nigeria’s government believes a “gas kick” — a ma- jor build up of gas pressure from drilling — was responsible, said Levi Ajuonoma, a spokesman for the state-run Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. Chevron and other foreign oil com-
reached for comment Monday. Nigeria is the fi fth-largest crude oil
could not be immediately
exporter to the U.S. It produces about 2.4 million barrels of crude oil a day. However, more than 50 years of oil pro- duction has seen environmental damage through delta’s maze of muddy creeks and mangroves. Chevron, based in San Ramon, Cali-
fornia, produced an average of 524,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Nigeria in 2010. The company has exploration rights to about 2.2 million acres across Nigeria’s delta and offshore.
ENERGY BRIEFS
SD Democrat will propose bonding for oil pipelines PIERRE,
Democratic Leader Jason Frerichs of Wilmot said he will ask the South Da- kota Legislature to approve a measure requiring any company building a large oil pipeline to post a $500 mil- lion bond to cover damage in case of leaks. Frerichs said Nebraska has imposed a similar bonding requirement on the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline that also would cross South Dakota as it carries oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast.
Missouri River snowpack below normal HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana
S.D. (AP) — Senate
can change dramatically since the key time for accumulation doesn’t come until February, March and April. Overall, snowpack for Montana’s
major river basins is about 80 percent of normal.
ND coal-to-fuel plant gets 4th extension Developers of a coal-to-liquid fuel
panies in Nigeria pump crude oil in partnership with the state-run company. Nnimmo Bassey, who runs an envi-
Thursday, January 19, 2012 ■ Page 13 Rig catches fi re off Nigeria WANTED
gas pressure and they didn’t succeed,” Bassey said. The rig is run on Chevron’s behalf by
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