Forcados Crude Export Resumes, Soon Forcados Crude Export Resumes, Soon

The Forcados Crude Oil Forcados Crude Export Resumes, Soon Terminal operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) will resume export operations soon.
Media Relations Manager of SPDC, Abimbola Essien-Nelson, who disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen, said the resumption will commence by the end of October, when ongoing essential repairs would have been completed.
“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,” he said.
According to Essien-Nelson, the active illegal connections to SPDC joint venture’s production lines and facilities in western Niger Delta as well as the inactive illegal connection to the onshore section of the 48″ Forcados Export Line are in the company’s ongoing programme to remove illegal connections on the pipelines that feed the terminal.
“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.
“We will continue to work tirelessly, alongside government and partners, towards the eradication of crude theft from our infrastructure,” she said.
The media Relations boss also reiterated the SPDC’s commitment to running its assets safely, reliably and in accordance with globally accepted standards.

By: Corlins Walter