Gabon oil spill: Perenco boss believes 300,000 barrel leak linked to tank age

Chief executive Benoit de la Fouchardiere tells Upstream that spill was not "an operational issue"

Oil-base: a jack up rig off the coast of Port Gentil, Gabon, about 20 kilometres from Perenco's Cap Lopez terminal where 300,000 barrels of oil leaked from a Perenco-operated storage tank — Oil-base: a jack up rig off the coast of Port Gentil, Gabon, about 20 kilometres from Perenco's Cap Lopez terminal where 300,000 barrels of oil leaked from a Perenco-operated storage tankPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

Perenco Gabon Cap Lopez Africa Sub-Saharan Africa

Published 4 May 2022, 12:48Updated 5 May 2022, 13:34