Shell Declares Force Majeure on Gas Supplies to Nigeria LNG

Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria LNG, effective 09:00 hrs (Nigerian time) on Wednesday, May 15 2013.

“This action is due to production deferment following a reported leak along the Eastern Gas Gathering System (EGGS-1) right-of-way (RoW) near Awoba in Rivers State. In line with safety precautions, we have shut down our Soku and Gbaran Ubie gas export via the EGGS1 pipeline,” Shell said in a statement.

Some 1.5 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day is currently impacted. For a limited time and subject to capacity limitations, Shell Nigeria is able to export about 100-200MMscf/d from Soku via the GTS1, the company added.

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LNG World News Staff, May 17, 2013; Image: NLNG