Shell shuts flowstations after fire in south Nigeria
LAGOS, April 12 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Sunday it had shut down flowstations feeding into its Trans-Niger oil pipeline in southern Nigeria as a precautionary measure after a fire at the Bomu manifold.
"We have shut down all flowstations that feed into the pipeline. It is a long stretch of pipeline that conveys production from (Shell's Nigerian joint venture) SPDC and third parties," Shell spokesman Precious Okolobo said.
He said he could not immediately confirm whether production had been affected. The cause of the fire was not known.
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(Reporting by Nick Tattersall; editing by Mike Nesbit)
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