The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has shut the Bomu –Bonny Trunk line after discovering a fire on it reportedly caused by a burning vessel which is alleged to have vandalized the trunk line to steal crude oil.
According to a statement signed by the company’s Corporate Media Relations Manager, Tony Okonedo, “a burning vessel, thought to be involved in the theft of crude oil from the line, was sighted near the incident site, close to Okololunch community in the Eastern Niger Delta.”
Shell reports that the fire will defer the usual 150, 000 barrels of oil it conveys from Bomu–Bonny Trunk line to Bonny Terminal daily. The Pipeline has repeatedly been a target by crude thieves.
Also in the statement, Shell reiterated its commitment in mobilizing efforts to stop the fire and investigate the cause, as well as carry out the needed repairs.
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