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Monday, July 13, 2015
ENI saw a pipeline in explode in Nigeria on the Tebidaba-Claough Creek line in the Bayelsa state on July 9. The company was carrying out repairs on the pipeline when the explosion occurred.
The explosion resulted in at least 12 dead and three injured, it was later reported by ENI that one of the injured workers died later at the hospital.
The pipeline is located in Nigeria’s onshore Niger Delta and was previously damaged by acts of sabotage.
ENI said in a statement that following initial investigations it is carrying out in collaboration with local authorities, that the fire was triggered by the people who previously worked on this pipeline to illegally obtain crude oil. Some local witnesses have reported seeing saboteurs, upon arrival of the intervention team to repair the pipeline, at the point of theft of the oil where the same saboteurs had installed a specific valve.
ENI CEO, Claudio Descalzi, said: “All of ENI rallies around their colleagues in Nigeria and the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic event. Sorrow for the loss of so many lives is now compounded by dismay and upset at the details of events that are now emerging regarding the incident. We reiterate our determination to shed full light on the matter, in close cooperation with local authorities.”
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