Italian oil company Eni has announced the resumption of crude and gas exports in southern Nigeria after a blast last week which led to a halt in their services.
Recall that there was a spill on March 14 which cut exports of 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and gas from Eni’s Brass terminal in southern Bayelsa state.
A force majeure was then declared by the company’s local subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC).
Force majeure is a clause that allows a company to skip contractual obligations following issues beyond its control.
An Eni spokesman on Sunday said the company had now completed repairs of the damaged pipeline.
“Following the restoration of the Ogoda/Brass 24″ oil pipeline at Okparatubo… force majeure has been lifted at Brass terminal, Bonny NLNG and Okpai Power,” he said in a statement.
The company said the blast was the second after an incident on February 28 at its Obama flow station led to a production shortfall of 5,000 bpd.
