Firm: Oil spill minor

PAPUA New Guinea’s biggest oil and gas producer, Oil Search Ltd, has halted loading at one of its offshore terminals because of an oil spill.
Oil Search said there was a “minor incident” while oil was being loaded onto a tanker at its Kumul marine terminal in the Gulf of Papua.
In a statement, the company said loading was suspended after a “small number of oil droplets” were seen on the water.
Oil Search Ltd estimated that less than one barrel of oil was released but bad weather was preventing efforts to inspect the loading line.
A diving support boat that can operate in rough conditions is not expected to arrive for at least a week.
The company said the impact on production had been minimal and storage facilities were nearly full.