Ed Davey

3 weeks ago | enidnews.com | Ed Davey

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore oil industry, but something went wrong on the Bonga, owned by energy giant Shell. A major leak began in one of the lines that connected the two vessels. Over the next three hours, the crew detected that more oil was being pumped from the ship than the tanker was receiving.

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Ed Davey

By ED DAVEY Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers. Reporting by The Associated Press, based on internal documents, raises questions about the safety of these ships. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Ed Davey

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world's largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are routine in the offshore oil industry, but something went wrong on the Bonga, owned by energy giant Shell. A major leak began in one of the lines that connected the two vessels. Over the next three hours, the crew detected that more oil was being pumped from the ship than the tanker was receiving.

3 weeks ago | thecanadianpressnews.ca | Ed Davey

Oil major Shell operates a fleet of giant ships permanently moored over oilfields around the world. The ships receive oil pumped from wells beneath the seabed and transfer it to tankers. Reporting by The Associated Press, based on internal documents, raises questions about the safety of these ships. Here's what to know:The Bonga oil spillWhat can go wrong was illustrated off Nigeria in 2011, when a pipe connecting Shell's production ship Bonga to a tanker sprang a leak.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Ed Davey

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