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By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor

A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO, has exploded in Escravos, Delta State.

The explosion of the FPSO, known as Trinity Spirit, which occurred in the afternoon of Wednesday,  February 2, 2022, caused fire and panic in the Escravos area of Warri South-West Local Government Area of the State.

An eyewitness account has it that an intense fire was sighted offshore, thus causing fear in the area.

Details later…