Nigeria Pipeline Explodes, Killing 19; Oil Thieves Suspected Cause
10/15/2018
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official says at least 19 people are dead after a leaking oil pipeline exploded in the southeast, while villagers say the toll is higher.
A Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps spokesman, Eke Onyekachi, agrees that the toll could be higher after Friday's blast in the Osisioma local government area of Abia state.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, which owns the pipeline, says suspected oil thieves may have “hacked into the line.”
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer but the wealth reaches relatively few citizens. Thieves often break into pipelines which sometimes explode as villagers scoop up fuel.
One explosion in 1998 in the Niger Delta killed more than 1,000 people.
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Pipeline Project Spotlight
Owner:
East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company
Project:
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
Type:
TotalEnergies in discussions with a Chinese company after Russian supplier Chelpipe was hit by sanctions.
Length:
902 miles (1,443 km)
Capacity:
200,000 b/d
Start:
2022
Completion:
2025
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