BNK Petroleum Inc. has been advised of a transportation incident during the drilling rig move between the Gapowo B-1 and Miszewo T-1 wells.

A tank truck, subcontracted by MDW S.A. (MDW), a company specializing in the transportation of drilling muds and responsible for the handling and managing of fluids between the two wellsites, was transporting approximately 16 m3 of fresh water drilling mud when it overturned on the Kaszubskie roundabout near the town of Bytow.

There were no injuries and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. Initial figures estimate that approximately 12 m3 of the fresh water mud spilled into the road culvert. The drilling mud is used during drilling operations and is comprised primarily of fresh water and bentonite (clay).

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