MPA deployed 7 MPA craft to spray dispersants. As at 6pm 20 Oct 2024, no new oil sightings were reported. From media reports as below.
Oil leak from Shell pipeline
SG Press Centre 20 Oct 2024
At about 1.00pm (SGT) today, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was alerted to an oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil, which occurred at around 5.30am (SGT) on 20 October 2024. The leak was reported to have stopped at source.
2. Shell has placed containment booms off the site of the leak and has also deployed craft equipped with dispersants to clean up the oil sighted in the vicinity of the leak.
3. MPA has deployed 7 MPA craft equipped with dispersants together with craft from its contractor Singapore Salvage Engineers. MPA has also activated its drones and satellite capabilities to assist with the sighting of the oil spill. Relevant government agencies have been alerted and to report any oil sightings. There are no new oil sightings as at 6.00pm (SGT).
4. MPA’s Port Operations Control Centre has issued navigational safety broadcasts to ask passing vessels to keep clear of the site. There is no impact to navigation safety.
Oil spill containment measures activated after Shell pipeline leak off Singapore
Shell says the oil leak which occurred at about 5.30am was stopped at around 3pm.
Channel NewsAsia 20 Oct 2024
SINGAPORE: Oil spill containment measures were activated after a leak from a pipeline belonging to major energy company Shell occurred on Sunday (Oct 20) morning.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Sunday it was alerted to oil leakage from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil at about 1pm.
The leak occurred at around 5.30am and "was reported to have stopped at source", it said in a media statement on Sunday evening.
Shell said in response to CNA's queries that the oil leak at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore was stopped at around 3pm.
"Since late morning, oil sheens have been detected at the water channel between the Bukom Besar and Kechil islands.
"We have activated emergency response specialists to help manage the situation."
Shell has placed containment booms off the site of the leak and has also deployed craft equipped with dispersants to clean up the oil sighted in the vicinity of the leak, said MPA.
"MPA has deployed seven MPA craft equipped with dispersants together with craft from its contractor Singapore Salvage Engineers.
"MPA has also activated its drones and satellite capabilities to assist with the sighting of the oil spill."
MPA’s Port Operations Control Centre has issued navigational safety broadcasts to ask passing vessels to keep clear of the site, it added.
There is no impact to navigation safety, MPA said.
There are no injuries reported and we have informed the relevant authorities, said Shell.
"The health and safety of our people and the environment are our top priority as we work on resolving this as quickly as possible," it added.
Oil leaks into Singapore waters from Shell’s land-based pipeline joining Bukom islands
Fatimah Mujibah Straits Times 21 Oct 2024
SINGAPORE – An oil leak in the pre-dawn hours of Oct 20 from a Shell pipeline has affected waters off Singapore, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
The oil started leaking at around 5.30am from a land-based pipeline belonging to the British petrochemical company between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil, the authority said in a statement the same day.
MPA was alerted to the incident more than seven hours later at about 1pm. The leak was stopped at about 3pm, a Shell spokesperson said separately.
Shell said the oil “spilt into a holding area but some overflowed” into the water channel between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil, adding that it is still assessing the total volume spilt.
There were no new oil sightings as at 6pm, MPA added.
The Shell spokesperson said no injuries were reported, and that oil sheens have been detected in the water channel between the two islands since the late morning.
“We have activated emergency response specialists to help manage the situation,” the spokesperson said.
MPA, its contractor Singapore Salvage Engineers, and Shell have deployed boats to clean up the oil.
Also, Shell has placed containment booms off the site of the leak, while MPA has activated its drones and satellite capabilities to track the oil.
The relevant government agencies have been alerted and asked to report any oil sightings, the authority added.
