Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    SweetCrudeReportsSweetCrudeReports
    Subscribe
    • Home
    • Oil
    • Gas
    • Power
    • Solid Minerals
    • Labour
    • Financing
    • Freight
    • Community Development
    • E-Editions
    SweetCrudeReportsSweetCrudeReports
    Home » Shell resumes shipments of crude from Forcados, Bonny

    Shell resumes shipments of crude from Forcados, Bonny

    November 30, 2012
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp

    30 November 2012, Sweetcrude, Lagos – The Royal Dutch Shell has resumed shipments of crude from its Nigerian export terminals in Bonny Island, Rivers State, and Forcados, near Warri, Delta State, following successful completion of repair work on its damaged supply pipelines.

    “The force majeure on Forcados loading was lifted… Thursday, while that of Bonny had been lifted earlier on November 21,” French news agency, AFP, quoted Shell spokesman in Lagos, Precious Okolobo, as saying, Friday.

    Force majeure is a legal term releasing a company from contractual obligations due to circumstances beyond its control.

    Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary had suspended loadings at Bonny and Forcados on October 19 because of theft, flooding and damage to the supply pipelines.

    Pipeline damage and associated spills are common in the Niger Delta region as a result of oil theft to feed the lucrative black market.

    Militants claiming to be fighting for a fairer distribution of oil revenue have also regularly blown up pipelines, though such attacks have decreased since a 2009 amnesty deal.

    Although Shell did not disclose the volume of crude exports affected by the shut-down, industry sources said both Bonny and Forcados account for substantial percentage of Nigeria’s total oil exports.

    Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil producer, exporting between two and 2.4 million barrels per day in recent months.

    Related News

    Fuel cells for faster fuelling and falling emissions 

    Nigeria in talks with Petrobras about deep-water acreage

    Tariff-related disruptions to outweigh other oil and gas themes

    E-book
    Resilience Exhibition

    Latest News

    Customs intercept explosives concealed in Quran at Seme border

    May 15, 2025

    Fuel cells for faster fuelling and falling emissions 

    May 15, 2025

    China to drive global ethylene capacity additions through 2030

    May 15, 2025

    Nigeria in talks with Petrobras about deep-water acreage

    May 15, 2025

    Africa urged to end billion-dollar gas flaring

    May 15, 2025
    Demo
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Opec Daily Basket
    • Oil
    • Power
    • Gas
    • Freight
    • Financing
    • Labour
    • Technology
    • Solid Mineral
    • Conferences/Seminars
    • Community Development
    • Nigerian Content Initiative
    • Niger-Delta Question
    • Insurance
    • Other News
    • Focus
    • Feedback
    • Hanging Out With Markson

    Subscribe for Updates

    Get the latest energy news from Sweetcrudereports.

    Please wait...
    Please enter all required fields Click to hide
    Correct invalid entries Click to hide
    © 2025 Sweetcrudereports.
    • About Us
    • Advertise with us
    • Privacy Policy

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.