ABUJA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - An oil pipeline explosion in
Nigeria forced the local subsidiary of Italian oil major Eni
ENI.MI to close a pipeline feeding the Brass oil export
terminal, ENI and a security official said.
The explosion late on Monday was the result of vandalism,
Christina Abiakam-Omanu, head of the Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps in the southern Bayelsa state in the Delta region,
told Reuters.
"The leakage aftermath of the explosion has been contained,"
she said late on Wednesday, adding a suspect had been arrested.
An Eni spokeswoman said on Thursday the pipeline was in a
minor field and had "minimal" impact on production, but said the
flow on the line was halted for repair work.
Eni did not comment on any impact on export flows.
The line transports crude to the Brass oil export terminal,
which industry analyst FGE said was expected to export around
90,000 barrels per day (bpd) in February.
There are nine flowstations along a 460-km (290-mile)
pipeline that feed the Brass terminal, according to information
published by Eni.