… Says Trans Niger Pipeline Working At 100% Output
Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) said it has put in place mechanisms that will avert more pipeline explosions in oil-producing states.
PINL is in charge of securing the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) with a capacity of around 450,000 barrels per day and is one of two conduits that export Bonny Light crude from Nigeria.
In March, TNP was shut down after a blast that caused a fire.
In an effort to avert further occurrences, the surveillance company said the firm is engaging stakeholders with all communities on the TNP corridor.
The meeting is scheduled for March 31 in Port Harcourt and April 1 in Yenagoa.
PINL’s 215 host communities and stakeholders cover Abia, Bayelsa, Imo and Rivers States.
Meze said, “There is that impression that the recent blast on the Trans Niger Pipeline under our management could have been avoided, so what we intend doing as the stakeholders meeting of all the community leaders, government representatives and all actors is take steps to forestall further infractions.
“The meeting is to ensure that everybody is on the same page and carry same vision for more oil output and increase the Gross Domestic Product of the country.”
The engagement is a follow-up to previous meetings with local communities, aimed at getting them more involved in protecting the Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP).
THE WHISTLER understands that this is part of a plan to make the communities feel a sense of ownership and responsibility for the pipeline.
The community relations consultant for PINL, Dr. Akpos Meze, told journalists in Port Harcourt that traditional rulers, youth, and women leaders from communities along the TNP corridor were expected to attend the meeting.
He also mentioned that political leaders from the four states, especially Rivers State, where political issues have been linked to pipeline vandalism, would be present.
Meze stressed that PINL was not taking sides politically.
He explained that the main goal of the meeting was to promote peace and work together to protect the pipeline, which would help increase Nigeria’s economic output.
He further clarified the recent blast on the TNP pipeline in Bodo, Gokana LGA of Rivers State, describing it as a case of sabotage.
Meze said before the recent blast, the company had maintained zero infractions on the pipeline and want to immediately return to the status.
According to him, the pipeline has since returned to full operation.
He added, “The Trans Niger Pipeline has been fixed and it’s currently working at 100 per cent output.”
PINL Takes Steps To Avert Pipeline Explosions In Niger Delta is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
Source: The Whistler
