BARGE, EQUIPMENT SINK IN FAILED ATTACK ON NPDC PIPELINE IN DELTA

Hell bent on crippling the source of the oil revenue of the country, suspected militants again, in the early hours of yesterday, attempted to bomb the Trans Forcados 48” Export Trunk line in Batan community in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. Though the attack on the trunk line, operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), was foiled by soldiers, the militants succeeded in sinking a barge with equipment used for repair work on the line.

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Nigeria’s oil export suffers setback as Shell shuts Forcados terminal

NIGERIA’S crude oil export for November may have been slightly affected, as Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) operated Joint Venture declared force majeure on exports from Forcados Terminal, thereby shutting-in about 150,000 barrels per day.

The Corporate Media Relations Manager, SPDC, Precious Okolobo, who confirmed this in a statement to The Guradian, said force majeure was effective 15:00hrs, Nigerian time on September 30, 2015, following a leak that was detected on the Trans Forcados Pipeline (TFP).

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