Nigeria’s 400,000 Bpd Forcados Export Terminal to resume export by end of the month

The Forcados oil terminal will resume export operations by the end of the month after ongoing required repairs would have been completed, according to a statement by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC).

Abimbola Essien-Nelson, the Media Relations Manager at SPDC, stated in a corporate statement: “In addition to the repairs, we are working to remove and clamp theft points on the onshore pipelines to ensure full crude oil receipt at the terminal.”

Essien-Nelson explained in the statement that the company’s ongoing program to remove illegal connections on the pipelines that feed the terminal includes both the active illegal connections to the SPDC joint venture’s production lines and facilities in the western Niger Delta and the inactive illegal connection to the onshore portion of the 48″ Forcados Export Line.

“SPDC gives priority to the removal of active illegal connections and to illegal connection points that have leaks. This scheduled program is continuous as new illegal connections are identified during surveillance of the pipelines.

“An example of such illegal connection is that on the onshore section of the 48” Forcados Export Line which is currently not active and has no sign of leak at the interconnection point,” the SPDC manager said.

According to Wood Mackenzie’s website, the Forcados Oil Pipeline System, the second-largest network in the Niger Delta, delivers oil, water, and associated gas from fields in the western Delta to the Forcados oil terminal, which can export 400,000 barrels of oil per day.

SPDC notes that Nigeria’s petroleum industry is at the forefront and is being led by the company. According to its website, it has the greatest acreage in the nation and produces about 39% of the country’s oil there.

From the information on SPDC’s website, the company has more than 3,700 miles of pipes and flowlines, 87 flowstations, eight gas plants, and more than 1,000 producing wells. According to the company’s website, it directly employs more than 4,500 individuals.

Source: Oriental News Nigeria

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