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Shell Discovers Another Oil Leak At Forcados 

By Moses Patience Chat

Shell has announced the discovery of another oil leak in its Forcados export terminal, a Trans Niger oil pipeline that traverses Bodo community in Rivers State. The 180,000-barrel-per-day pipeline is one of two conduits that export Bonny Light crude.

This was made know to journalists by a spokesperson of the Firm, Bola Essien-Nelson.

Oil theft and pipeline sabotage are common in the southern oil production heartland of Nigeria, Africa’s top crude producer. The oil major,Shell blames most spills on pipeline vandalism and illegal tapping of crude.

This incident is coming after Nigeria resumed the export of about 220,000 barrels of crude oil per day at the Forcados terminal.

Recall that Valuechain earlier reported that the terminal was shut for maintenance on July 12, 2023 when workers saw ‘fumes’ near a single buoy mooring where oil was being loaded onto a vessel.

The development contributed partly to the inability of Nigeria to meet the quota of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, during the period.

Consequently, the resumption of export at Forcados would impact on the nation’s total oil production, which fell by 13.6 per cent to average 1.08 million barrels per day in July 2023 compared to 1.25mbpd recorded in June.

However, the Management of Shell assured that they are working with the community and other stakeholders to ensure the situation is safely investigated and resolved.

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