Chevron shuts pipeline after attack
U.S. energy firm
Chevron said on Monday that it has suspended production from an oil
pipeline in Nigeria’s Delta state, which was breached on Friday.
Chevron said it was
investigating the damage to its Dibi-Abiteye pipeline but it did not
say how much production would be lost from shutting down the stream.
“We have suspended
production to minimise environmental impact and have informed relevant
government agencies and other stakeholders,” Chevron said in a
statement.
“The breach is
being investigated and we are reviewing our operations.” A militant
faction in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta said on Saturday it was
behind the attacks on oil facilities operated by U.S. energy firm
Chevron and Italian oil company Agip.
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