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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Officials from Italian major ENI have confirmed that an oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria forced its local subsidiary to close a pipeline feeding the Brass oil export terminal, according to wire reports today.
The explosion on Monday was caused by vandalism, Christina Abiakam-Omanu, head of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps in the southern Bayelsa state in the Delta region, told Reuters.
“The leakage aftermath of the explosion has been contained,” she said on Wednesday, adding a suspect had been arrested.
An ENI spokeswoman said on Thursday the pipeline was in a minor field and flow on the line had been halted for repair work. But she said the incident had a “minimal” impact on production, with the Brass export line still running.
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