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(From This Day (Nigeria) - AAGM)
Byline: Mike Oduniyi And Donald Andoor
20,000 Bpd of Crude Lost
Crude oil production in the country suffered a set back yesterday, after some unknown persons allegedly set fire on a pipeline that feeds Shell's Bonny Export Terminal in Rivers State.
The fire which gutted the 28-inch Trans Niger Pipeline that runs through Moghor, in Gokana Local Government Area of the state, resulted in a production cutback of about 20,000 barrels per day (bpd).
It was not immediately clear yesterday if the incident was connected with the on-going strike called by organised labour to protest the increase in fuel …