Nigeria’s Trans Forcados pipeline remains closed but no force majeure has been declared, after a fire broke out on Sunday, a Shell spokeswoman told Reuters on Tuesday.
The shutdown is a blow to the Forcados exports of roughly 240,000 barrels a day. Shell manages the crude export terminal, while Heritage Energy operates the pipeline.
A spokesman for Heritage said on Monday there was a fire near the pipeline on Sunday but did not say whether the pipeline itself was affected.
The pipeline is long due for replacement and leaks from time to time. Repairs were going on there on a leaking portion when the fire broke out, burning the pipeline, the pumping machine and other equipment the contractors were using for repairs, a person living near the pipeline said.
