Oil Pipeline Explosion Kills 1 in Lagos
12/5/2019
(Reuters) – An oil pipeline explosion is thought to have killed one person and injured another on Thursday (December 5) in Nigeria's capital Lagos, a firefighting source told Reuters.
Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen rising in the residential area of Odo in Lagos.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation was called to shut down supplies to the pipeline but there has been no official statement on the cause of the explosion.
Image courtesy Ayideji Oluwafemi/@PHEMMYD
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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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