Shell Resumes Nigeria Gas Plant After Pipeline Leak

A Nigerian boy walks past the logo of Dutch oil giant Shell near Warri in the volatile Niger-Delta. REUTERS

Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it had restarted operations at its 270 million standard cubic feet per day Nigerian Utorogu Gas Plant, which was shut down on August 24 following a pipeline leak.

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) today reopened Utorogu Gas Plant after shutting it down two days ago following a leak on the Utorogu-UPS trunkline, the company said in a statement.

The line evacuates condensate from the facility. SPDC has isolated the leak point for subsequent repair work. Investigation is being conducted to find out the cause of the leak.

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