The Trinity Spirit FPSO, operated by Nigeria's SEPCOL, exploded Wednesday and started burning, and, according to videos shared on social media, sinking. However, according to Rystad Energy, the incident is not expected to have an impact on Nigerian production as the unit was not producing at the time of the explosion. Wu said: "The Trinity Spirit floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel was positioned in the Ukpokiti field off the coast of Nigeria, where it has operated since 1997. The maximum liquid production rate for this vessel – 22,000 bpd – represents less than 2% of the total Nigerian crude oil production based on 2021 levels of 1.3 million bpd. The hull of the Trinity Spirit was originally built in 1976 and the latest upgrade took place in 1997, highlighting the age of the vessel.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2022 19:52 UTC