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Shell to shut key Nigeria pipeline to repair oil theft damage
Shell plans to temporarily shut a key oil pipeline in southern Nigeria later this month to repair damage caused by oil thieves, leading to a cut of around 150,000 barrels per day, the company said Tuesday. The Nembe Creek Trunkline in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer with output at around…
Shell shuts key pipeline in Nigeria after fire
LAGOS — Shell said Sunday it had shut down a key pipeline damaged by fire after what was suspected to be an attempt to steal crude, a move that would affect some 150,000 barrels of oil per day. Shell’s Nigeria branch had “shut the 28-inch Bomu-Bonny Trunkline after discovering a…
Shell shuts oil station in Nigeria, activists report spill
YENAGOA, Nigeria — Shell said Thursday it had shut down an oil processing facility in southern Nigeria over a pump failure, but denied reports that a significant amount of oil had spilled in the area. The flowstation in the Nembe Creek area of Bayelsa state was closed on Wednesday, the…
Oil spill detected near Exxon operations in Nigeria
EKET, Nigeria — An oil spill has been detected along the coast of southern Nigeria near operations for US giant ExxonMobil, the company said Monday, but the cause and size of the leak remained unclear. Exxon local subsidiary Mobil Producing Nigeria confirmed that oil had been found along the shoreline…
Shell springs new oil pipeline leaks in Nigeria
Oil giant Shell on Monday said two new leaks had occurred on one of its pipelines in southern Nigeria after similar incidents in recent days blamed on crude theft. “Two new leaks were reported today on the Trans Niger pipeline at Akpajo and K-Dere in Ogoniland, after a similar number…
Shell reports new spill in southern Nigeria
YENAGOA, Nigeria — Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell on Sunday reported a fresh spill from a key delivery pipeline in southern Nigeria, but said it has contained the leak. “SPDC (Shell Petroleum Development Company) contained a spill in Adibawa delivery line which was reported yesterday (Saturday),” Shell’s Nigerian joint venture said…
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