Opinion

Nigeria FPSO explosion should serve as cautionary tale

Explosion highlights risks associated with use of ageing oil and gas infrastructure

Disaster: wreckage of the Trinity Spirit floating production, storage and offloading vessel is seen after an explosion and fire broke out at Shebah E&P Company's offshore production facility on 2 February
Disaster: wreckage of the Trinity Spirit floating production, storage and offloading vessel is seen after an explosion and fire broke out at Shebah E&P Company's offshore production facility on 2 FebruaryPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 10 February 2022, 10:41Updated 10 February 2022, 10:41