Production Resumes at Nembe Creek Oil Pipeline

March 12, 2019
Production Resumes at Nembe Creek Oil Pipeline

By Dipo Olowookere

Operator of the 97 km Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL), Aiteo Group, has announced the resumption of normal operations on the oil facility after it was shutdown on February 28, 2019 as a result of a leak.

The pipeline was restarted while the joint investigation of the March 1 explosion from Oil Well No.7 within Nembe Creek oilfields, a totally unrelated incident to the NCTL was in progress.

It was said that the NCTL was not in operation when the explosion from an oil well within the OML 29 oil block occurred.

Spokesperson for Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production, Mr Masade Odianosen, explained that at the moment, the facility was up and running, allaying fears of a major disruption of oil export on the export pipeline that evacuates up to 150,000 barrels of crude daily to the Bonny Oil Export Terminal.

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) had last week hinted that it had commenced investigations into the explosion located within OML 29 operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration.

The blast ignited a fire which Aiteo officials said was put off on March 2, had already discharged crude oil and gas into the environment with no loss of lives recorded.

The volume of crude oil and gas discharged into the surrounding environment arising from the explosion is yet to be ascertained.

Dipo Olowookere

Dipo Olowookere is a journalist based in Nigeria that has passion for reporting business news stories. At his leisure time, he watches football and supports 3SC of Ibadan.

Mr Olowookere can be reached via [email protected]

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