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Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) is a 97 kilometre, 150,000 barrels of oil per day pipeline constructed by Royal Dutch Shell plc and situated in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. [3] "The Trunk Line is one of Nigeria's major oil transportation arteries that evacuate crude from the Niger Delta to the Atlantic coast for export."
The pipeline is to start in the Warri region in Nigeria and run north through Niger to Hassi R'Mel in Algeria. [10] In Hassi R'Mel the pipeline is to connect to the existing Trans-Mediterranean, Maghreb–Europe, Medgaz and Galsi pipelines. [5] These supply Europe from the gas transmission hubs at El Kala and Beni Saf on Algeria's Mediterranean ...
The Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) is a natural gas pipeline built in 1989 to supply gas from Escravos region of Niger Delta area to Egbin power station near Lagos in Nigeria. Subsequent spur lines from the ELP supply Delta power plant at Ughelli , Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company at Ekpan, Uvwie .
On 27 August 2012, the West African Gas Pipeline was damaged when pirates who had tried to board an oil tanker in an attempt to get away from the pursuing Togolese Navy, severely damaged the pipeline with their anchor. For nearly a year, the supply of gas to Ghana, Togo and Benin ceased, causing major power supply problems to the affected ...
The Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano Natural Gas Pipeline (AKKP) is a pipeline planned to transport natural gas from Ajaokuta, in Kogi State to Kano, in Kano State, through several states and urban centers, as part of the Trans Nigeria Gas Pipeline. [1] Construction of the AKKP commenced in July 2020. [2]
Oloibiri Oilfield was discovered on Sunday 15 January 1956 by Shell Darcy. [10] It was the first commercial oil discovery in Nigeria; this discovery ended 50 years of unsuccessful oil exploration in the country by various international oil companies and launched Nigeria into the limelight of the Petro-State.
Mundra–Panipat crude oil pipeline; Motihari-Amlekhgunj Oil Pipeline; Paradip-Haldia-Barauni crude oil pipeline; PS Pipeline [1] Samsun–Ceyhan Pipeline; Sino-Burma pipelines; South–North Pipeline Korea; Trans-Arabian Pipeline, a.k.a. Tapline (defunct) Trans-Israel pipeline; Trans-Korea Pipeline; Rojkov-Goto Pipeline; Trans-Caspian Oil ...
The history of oil exploration in Nigeria goes back to 1903, when the Nigerian Bitumen Corporation conducted exploratory work in the country. At the onset of World War I, the firm's operations were stopped. Due to lack of technological and financial resources of small oil companies, large and strong other oil companies took over the exploration ...