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Trans-Niger Pipeline
The Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) is a major oil pipeline in Nigeria's Niger Delta, used to transport crude from oil fields through Ogoniland communities to export terminals. The pipeline has a transporting capacity of about 180,000 barrels of crude per day and was operated by Shell Nigeria, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria till March 2025. Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings took over operations of the pipeline after acquiring Shell's onshore subsidiary. Incidents After a leak on the Trans-Niger Pipeline at Oloma in southern Rivers State in August 2015, Shell shut down both the Trans-Niger Pipeline and Nembe Creek Trunk Line and declared “force majeure” on crude oil exports. The pipeline was closed again on November 22, 2015, after an incident in which four contractors were killed during an operation to remove crude oil theft points. In August 2022, a joint investigation visit by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) found that a leak that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |