The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it is investigating the one-barrel oil spill from the Liza Unity FPSO.
Last Saturday, ExxonMobil said that the team on the Liza Unity FPSO observed a sheen on the water in the vicinity of the vessel. Initial investigations indicated that approximately one barrel of crude oil was released during a maintenance activity on the vessel. The activity was immediately stopped and the leak isolated.
“Additional surveillance by helicopter confirmed that there was no sheen in the area; only a light sheen was perceptible approximately 20 km (13 miles) North West of the vessel. By midday on September 10th, a support vessel in the area confirmed no further sign of a sheen”, a release from the company said.