The Niger Delta Avengers at about 7:30pm yesterday blew up Qua Iboe 48″ crude oil export pipeline belonging to ExxonMobil. The group wondered when the international community would start to pay heed to their rule of no export. Read their statement below…
At about 7:30pm the Niger Delta Avengers blow up ExxonMobile Qua Iboe 48″ crude oil export pipeline. When will these International Oil companies (IOC) learn to listen. We (Niger Delta Avengers) said no export.
Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo
Meanwhile Shell has shut down Nigeria’s Trans Niger Pipeline for undisclosed reasons.
The Trans Niger Pipeline is one of the two major pipelines that carries the Bonny Light crude grade for export.
The pipeline was shut down on Monday, Reuters reports.
The cause for the shutdown or impact on production remains unknown.
However, recent bombings by Niger Delta Militant groups could have played a part in the decision to shut down the Pipeline.
