The Forcados Oil Terminal will resume export operations by the end of the month once ongoing critical repairs have been finished, according to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited.
In a statement by SPDC’s Media Relations Manager, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, she said, “In addition to the repairs, we are working to remove and clamp theft points on the onshore pipelines to ensure full crude oil receipt at the terminal.”
According to Essien-Nelson, the company’s ongoing program to remove illegal connections on the pipelines that feed the terminal includes both the active illegal connections to the SPDC joint venture’s production lines and facilities in the western Niger Delta and the inactive illegal connection to the onshore portion of the 48 Forcados Export Line.
She said, “SPDC gives priority to the removal of active illegal connections and to illegal connection points that have leaks. This scheduled programme is continuous as new illegal connections are identified during surveillance of the pipelines. An example of such illegal connection is that on the onshore section of the 48 Forcados Export Line which is currently not active and has no sign of leak at the interconnection point.”
Essien-Nelson reaffirmed SPDC’s commitment to managing its assets in a secure, dependable manner and in compliance with generally recognized best practices.
Speaking further, “SPDC continues to work tirelessly, alongside government and partners, towards the eradication of crude theft from its infrastructure.”
