NNPC pipeline attacked in Niger Delta
Published by Anna Nicklin,
Assistant Editor
World Pipelines,
A Nigerian oil workers union has recently confirmed that a pipeline operated by state oil firm NNPC has been attacked by a militant group. A reasonably new militant group had already claimed the attack on Saturday.
The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate group claimed that it had attacked the Efurun-Otor pipeline in the in the Urhobo region on Saturday.
"There was an attack," said Lucky Sorue, Chairman for Oil and Gas Workers in the Urhobo region, as quoted by Reuters. "Although the pipeline was not in use at the time of attack, NPDC periodically makes use of it and it is a major carrier of their product from (oil mining lease) OML 34 to OML 65."
The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate became present in August, when it began attacking pipelines. The Greenland group has been targeting NPDC installations because these are the only installations in the area where the Greenland group operates.
Last week, Nigeria said that its oil production had increased to 1.9 million bpd from the 1.3 million bpd it produced in spring 2016. Before militant attacks started a couple of years ago, Nigeria was pumping 2.2 million bpd. The sharp drop in Nigeria’s crude oil output had been primarily due to the Niger Delta Avengers militants targeting oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/business-news/01112016/nnpc-pipeline-attacked-in-niger-delta/
You might also like
The World Pipelines Podcast
Juan Caballero, Chair of the AMPP Board of Directors, talks about AMPP’s global efforts to prevent corrosion and to protect assets, offering insight into how the association listens to its members and serves the pipeline industry.
Listen for free today at www.worldpipelines.com/podcasts or subscribe and review on your favourite podcast app.
ROSEN (UK) Ltd. secures key contract for UK carbon capture project
This work is part of a groundbreaking initiative that will play a role in decarbonising North West England and North Wales, helping to cut regional carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 25% starting in the mid-2020s.
