Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production has declared force majeure on crude oil supply through Nigeria’s 150,000 b/d Nembe Creek Trunk Line, a key oil pipeline connected to the Bonny terminal after a fire broke out at the facility on Sunday, the operator said. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “We are constrained to shut-in injection as well as other related operations into the NCTL,” Aiteo said. “In accordance with standard procedure, we requested the other injectors to do same,” the operator added. Shell, Nigeria’s biggest producer, pumps a large chunk of the Bonny Light crude produced in the eastern division of the Niger Delta through the NCTL. Bonny Light is one of Nigeria’s key export grades, with production at 200,000-250,000 b/d. Investigations on the cause of the fire are ongoing, but Aiteo said it suspected sabotage. The pipeline was previously shut […]