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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Nigeria’s Bonny oil pipeline, operated by Shell, has been shut-in after oil thieves caused a fire on a portion of the pipeline on September 30. The closure has taken 150,000 bpd of Bonny Light crude off the market.
Shell said it shut the 28-inch Bomu-Bonny trunkline after discovering a fire on it early in the morning. A statement from the company said “A burning vessel, thought to be involved in the theft of crude oil from the line, was sighted near the incident site. The line conveys crude oil to Bonny Terminal.”
The company has mobilized a crew to fight the fire and said it would investigate the cause and carry out repairs as soon as possible.
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