{"id":13593,"date":"2017-03-06T18:31:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T18:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13593"},"modified":"2017-03-06T18:31:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T18:31:16","slug":"shell-shuts-down-nigerias-bonga-deepwater-oil-field-for-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13593","title":{"rendered":"Shell shuts down Nigeria\u2019s Bonga deepwater oil field for maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, on Monday, said it had shut down production from Bonga field to enable it commence turnaround maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>SNEPCo said in a statement that executing the statutory activities would e<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bonga-north-west-fpso.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13594\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bonga-north-west-fpso-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bonga-north-west-fpso-300x169.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bonga-north-west-fpso-768x432.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bonga-north-west-fpso.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>nsure continuous optimum operations at the deep-water field, which began producing in November 2005.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inserted_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>According to the oil major, the field was shut down on March 4, 2017, and is expected to resume at the conclusion of the exercise next month.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12577&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Managing Director, SNEPCo, Mr. Bayo Ojulari, was quoted as saying, \u201cThe exercise will help ensure sustained production and reduced unscheduled production deferments. This is the fourth turnaround maintenance since Bonga began production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A major focus of the turnaround maintenance, according to SNEPCo, is the Bonga Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel, which is at the heart of Bonga operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Bonga FPSO has the capacity to produce 225,000 barrels of oil and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, it said.(PUNCH)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, on Monday, said it had shut down production from Bonga field to enable it commence turnaround maintenance. SNEPCo said in a statement that executing the statutory activities would ensure continuous optimum operations at the deep-water field, which began producing in November 2005. 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