Niger plans relief well to stop Goumeri W8 blowout
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journalduniger
Niger is preparing to drill a relief well to regain control of Goumeri W8, after a loss of containment and crude oil blowout on 14 October. The ministries of Petroleum and the Environment are coordinating the operation with CNPC and Algerian experts, according to Journalduniger.
Niger’s authorities are prioritising the drilling of a relief well to regain control of Goumeri W8, following the loss of containment and crude oil blowout on 14 October, according to the ministers of Petroleum and the Environment. At a press briefing in Niamey on 20 October, they said the platform for directional drilling was 100% complete and the necessary equipment had been transported to the site.
Chinese oil company CNPC quickly contained the spill, under the supervision of officials from the two ministries. The authorities described the blowout as low-intensity. Experts from Sonatrach, Algeria’s state-owned oil company, were mobilised to provide technical expertise.
On 14 October, a ministerial mission visited the site to assess the situation and monitor operations. The blowout was reported on 13 October and later described as still partially under control. The directional drilling project aims to create the Goumeri W-8R relief well.
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