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Oil tanker capable of carrying 2 million barrels explodes off coast of Nigeria
NY Post ^
| February 3, 2022
| Anthony Blair,
Posted on 02/03/2022 9:47:46 AM PST by BenLurkin
Dramatic video shows the immense ship ablaze with thick black smoke pouring into the sky as it appears to be sinking into the sea.
None of the ship’s 10 crew members on board at the time of the explosion have been accounted for, according to the oil firm which owns the ship.
Reports claim the Trinity Spirit exploded on Thursday morning at the Ukpokiti oil field close to the River Niger delta near the Escravos terminal in Nigeria.
The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, according to Ikemefuna Okafor, chief executive of Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL).
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: anthonyblair; escravos; explodes; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; nigeria; oil; opec; tanker; trinityspirit; ukpokiti
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:47:46 AM PST
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BenLurkin
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:49:15 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I’m no expert on oil tanker explosions, but that’s going to leave a mess.
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:49:57 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: BenLurkin
2 million barrels (if tanker was full) is 2% of total world oil demand per day.
That will be quite an explosion!
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:52:03 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: Jeff Chandler
Just ghastly for people and for sea creatures too.
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:52:04 AM PST
by
Veto!
(Political Correctness offends me)
To: BenLurkin
Movie to follow with the usually suspects cameo by Greta
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:55:31 AM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: Veto!
Mermaids and baby seals hurt the most.
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:55:40 AM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
To: PGR88
What about the fertilizer plant in SC on fire. Inside, 600 TONS of ammonium nitrate.
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:56:53 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: BenLurkin
From the article, “Trinity Spirit is a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO), which is used by the offshore oil and gas industry for producing and processing, as well as storing oil.”
It was not just a tanker. This probably put it at greater risk of a devastating incident such as this.
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:57:23 AM PST
by
fireman15
(Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. So, try to remember Ephesians 4:2.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:57:48 AM PST
by
BigEdLB
(Let’s go Brandon!)
To: Jeff Chandler
More Nigerian Amish at work.
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posted on
02/03/2022 9:58:48 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
To: BenLurkin
THE CETER FUEL TANK EXPLODED.......................
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:00:55 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: PIF
Good grief. Give it a rest.
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:01:51 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Probably roughly like the end of the tanker in the epic Kevin Costner movie “Water World”.
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:03:07 AM PST
by
glorgau
To: BenLurkin
There have been drone attacks against various ME production facilities recently.
Shenanigans?
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:03:09 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
("If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself." - Minquass)
To: PGR88
That much liquid didnt explode. Only vapors burn/explode.
I can see a fire getting quickly out of control after a mechanical failure but I dont think the ship exploded. The hull was still intact and it was still displacing water but not for long when they start pumping it full of sea water.
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:15:15 AM PST
by
Delta 21
(It started as a virus, and mutated into an IQ test.)
To: rktman
That was in W-S, NC. Guess it didn’t explode or it would have been in the news. Thank God.
To: Delta 21
To: fireman15
IOW a floating refinery and storage facility?
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:24:10 AM PST
by
Roccus
(First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
To: BenLurkin
capable of... feh
doesn’t say how full and i’m guessing mostly empty for it to “explode”
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posted on
02/03/2022 10:32:50 AM PST
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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