Major Agip gas pipeline in Ogbembiri bombed by Avengers

Major Agip gas pipeline in Ogbembiri bombed by Avengers

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has suffered a setback in its Niger Delta gas operations.

Reports say suspected militants bombed a gas pipeline located at Ogbembiri in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State, belonging to NAOC on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

This is in line with the ultimatum of the Niger Delta Avengers to oil companies and owners of Oil field to vacate the Niger Delta. would be more than a dozen times that the oil and gas facilities belonging to the Italian Oil giant would be breached this year alone.

A source who spoke to Leadership about the development, said“Agip awarded the contract for security surveillance and repairs of the pipeline in case of a breach to a contractor from the community.

“So, the contractor enjoys dual contract of protecting the pipeline and also repairing it whenever there is a leakage. But it is baffling how the pipeline increasingly comes under attack.”