he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) has said that the recently-detected illegal connection was on the Trans Escravos pipeline looped to the 4-kilometre Afremo test line.
Last Tuesday, group chief executive officer (GCEO), NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari had said the nine-year illegal 4 kilometre (km) pipeline was from Forcados terminal to the sea.
“The most striking of all, is the four-kilometre illegal oil connection line from Forcados terminal into the sea which had been in operation undetected for nine solid years,” Kyari had said.
Forcados is operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Nigerian subsidiary of Shell Plc.
However, making clarifications on the discovery, Kyari posted pictures and videos of a visit to the illegal connection point on his official Twitter handle over the weekend.
The GCEO said he visited the illegal connection point together with Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, and other key stakeholders.
“Visited the illegal connection point on the Trans Escravos Pipeline looped onto the 4km Afremo test line with Gen Irabor and others. Inspected the Afremo platform, the potential exit point for diverted crude oil. Coordinated security intervention is paying up. Theft will be ended,” he said
