Equinor owns the South Riding Point storage and transhipment terminal on Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas. In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, we have mobilised resources to clean up the spills from the oil terminal, and to safeguard people and the environment. This page will be updated whenever we have new information.
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About South Riding Point
The remaining oil stored in the tanks at the Equinor South Riding Point terminal have been safely exported and work is now ongoing to fully assess the technical status of the terminal and its facilities.
The first results of the groundwater tests around the South Riding Point terminal at the Bahamas show no contamination from the oil spill.
After additional surveys by Equinor and two external companies, the updated estimated volume for the oil spill at the South Riding Point terminal after the impact of Hurricane Dorian is 55,000 barrels – less than half the initial volume estimate of 119,000 barrels.
The initial estimated volume of the oil spill at the South Riding Point terminal after the impact of Hurricane Dorian is 119,000 barrels or around 6% of the total 1.88 million barrels stored.
At Equinor’s South Riding Point terminal, more than 250 people and large-scale equipment are now engaged in oil recovery efforts.
The oil spill recovery at the South Riding Point terminal in the Bahamas has now been ramped up significantly, with 104 responders and large-scale equipment arrived on site.
Equinor is progressing oil spill recovery at the South Riding Point terminal in the Bahamas after the impact of Hurricane Dorian.
The situation for the people on the Bahamas continues to be very challenging. Equinor has an ongoing operation to respond to and clean up the oil spill in the Bahamas.
Equinor continues the work to respond to the effects of Hurricane Dorian on the South Riding Point terminal and the oil spill at the terminal site and nearby.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian there are reports of widespread devastation across the Bahamas. Equinor will clean up the spills from the South Riding Point oil terminal.
We are concerned by the reports of widespread devastation coming from the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. All Equinor personnel in the Bahamas are now confirmed safe and accounted for.