Loadings of Nigeria’s Forcados crude oil, one of the nation’s largest export grades, have been delayed by at least 10 days after a leak on the main pipeline, Reuters quoted industry and local sources as saying.
Flows through the key Trans Forcados pipeline were temporarily reduced while the leak was being repaired last week, one of the sources familiar with the matter said.
Royal Dutch Shell is the operator of the export terminal. The pipeline usually carries between 200,000 and 240,000 barrels of oil per day.
The nation’s crude oil export had suffered a setback following the shutdown of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line, one of the major crude oil transportation channels used for export.
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company, the operator of the trunk line, said it was shut on February 28 due to an undisclosed outage while a nearby fire at the weekend did not impact the pipeline.