Eni declares force majeure on Nigeria oil field

LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s Eni declared a force majeure on 50,000 barrels of crude lost at its Brass River oil field in Nigeria after a sabatoage attack late last month damaged its pipelines, a company official said on Friday.

“It was an act of sabatoage on August 24,” the Eni official said. “We realized something was wrong when pressure was decreasing from the field and they saw some leakage from the pipeline.”

The official, who did not wish to be identified, said the force majeure covers all production lost due to the pipeline leaks.

Repairs were underway at the field, which normally pumps around 200,000 barrels of crude per day.

Reuters