Lagos — Oando Plc, a Nigerian oil company, said that three sabotage attempts had been made against its pipelines over the last week in the oil rich Bayelsa State in the south.
Oando, the company that now owns Eni’s former Nigerian Agip Oil Co., reported late Friday the incidents involving the 18-inch Tepidaba – Brass crude oil pipeline and the 24-inch Ogboinbiri/Obiobi link in Southern Ijaw District.
A spokesperson in a press release said that the company had activated an emergency response team to contain the damage and sent leak repair teams to affected sites.
Oando has said that it is working closely with the authorities to carry out a joint investigation to determine the cause and extent of the sabotage.
Oando stated that the company would begin full-scale repairs after the visit to “resume operations as quickly as possible”.
Oil majors such as Shell, Exxon Mobil and Total have all sold their shallow-water and onshore fields in Nigeria, to focus on deep-water operations.
*Tife Owolabi, Elisha Gbogbo, editing: William Mallard – Reuters
