Renaissance Group, a Nigerian oil consortium, has deployed a team to investigate the explosion which occurred on Monday night on its Trans-Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rivers State.
Tony Okonedo, spokesperson of the consortium, revealed this on Tuesday.
The TNP, a critical pipeline capable of transporting approximately 450,000 barrels of crude oil per day, connects onshore oilfields to the Bonny export terminal.
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Renaissance Group, which took over Shell’s former onshore subsidiary in Nigeria, is composed of Nigerian energy firms Aradel Energy, First E&P, Waltersmith, and ND Western, as well as international energy company Petroline.
Okonedo stated that a joint investigation team has been dispatched to the site but did not disclose further details.
Meanwhile, the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), a local environmental group, reported that the explosion occurred on Monday night in the Bodo community of Gokana local government area in Rivers State.
