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1 Jul 2010

Author:
Obafemi Oredein, Dow Jones Newswires

Mobil Admits Oil Spill In Nigeria's Akwa Ibom State

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Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, or MPN, [part of ExxonMobil] has deployed a team to inspect the shorelines of Ibeno in Nigeria's southeastern Akwa Ibom state, where an oil spill occurred...Nigel Cookey-Gam, Mobil's public and government affairs officer, said...MPN continues to monitor the area to clean up of any residual deposits arising from the May 1 oil leak incident. "MPN restates its commitments to maintaining high safety, health and environmental standards in our operations, and is committed to the well-being of our neighboring communities," Cookey-Gam said. He said MPN reported another oil spill incident offshore when "a very minor discharge...occurred at Yoho production platform while a tanker was being loaded." He said regulatory authorities were notified and the discharge was dispersed and evaporated.