Shell re-opens 180, 000 bpd Trans Niger pipeline shut since Nov
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday that is had re-opened a 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day Trans Niger Pipeline shut since November 2015.
The TNP is a key oil pipeline in Nigeria, which carries Bonny Light crude oil to the export terminal had re-opened “in recent days,” a Shell spokeswoman said by email.
The pipeline remained closed while the company investigated an incident on Nov. 22 in which four contractors died during an operation to remove crude oil theft points.
The closure of the pipeline had led to loading delays of up to 10 days, according to traders.
The Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) transports around 180,000 barrels of crude oil per day to the Bonny Export Terminal and is part of the gas liquids evacuation infrastructure, critical for continued domestic power generation (Afam VI power plant) and liquefied gas exports.
The loopline project creates an alternative route to avoid sabotage, bypassing an area where theft and illegal refining have been common. In addition, the project will install monitoring systems to detect any intrusion or leak.
Shell said on its website that the pipeline will not be completely covered to allow security patrol boats to quickly access all pipeline sections.
According to a statement by Shell in November 2015, the company shut down the pipeline but failed to state when it would be reopened. The Trans Niger Pipeline is critical to Nigeria’s crude export as it carries Nigeria’s crude oil, Bonny Light, to an export terminal.
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