photo of pipeline explosion
The trunk line is located along the Seria Creek near Abiteye, a few kilometres away from the company’s multi-billion dollars Tank Farm in Escravos, Warri South West local government area of Delta State.
It was gathered that the incident, which occurred midnight, was noticed by workers in the production department when they observed drop in production pressure.
A top Chevron management officer and a security source both separately confirmed the incident to the PUNCH correspondent.
The source said a technical team of experienced engineers had been dispatched to the scene of the spill to know the true cause.
Information available reveal that the Seria Creek and all adjoining creeks of Abiteye have now been covered with massive oil spill emanating from the trunk line.
A local source in the area said, “At the moment, the entire creek has been littered with crude oil.”
The violent militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, also announced the attack on their twitter handle.
See the announcement of the Niger Delta Avengers on twitter below:
Niger Delta Avengers follow@NDAvengers
We Warned #Chevron but they didn't Listen. @NDAvengers just blow up the Escravos tank farm Main Electricity Feed PipeLine.
12:01 AM - 26 May 2016
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