22 September 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos – Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company, an arm of the Aiteo Group, has announced the shutting down of the Nembe Creek Trunk Line, NCTL, for emergency repair due to the discovery of oil leakage, effective September 15, 2017.
A statement by the company made available to SweetcrudeReports said: “Our Emergency Pipeline and Response teams are onsite and a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) with the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and other relevant government agencies is scheduled for next week to monitor line pressures and confirm safe working levels.
“Aiteo is working towards concluding the process speedily and will communicate further developments as they become available.”
