IN BRIEF: Seplat Energy commissions Amukpe-Escravos pipeline
Seplat Energy PLC - Lagos-based energy company focused on Nigeria - Begins the commercial injection of crude oil through its new Amukpe-Escravos pipeline. The 67 kilometre pipeline is expected to provide a "more reliable and secure" export route for liquids from Seplat Energy's major assets OML 4, 38 and 41, connecting them with the Chevron Corp-operated Escravos terminal. It has a capacity of 160,000 barrels of oil per day, of which the Seplat Energy and NPDC joint venture is entitled to inject 35,000 bbl/day. Adds that dewatering was completed on Friday. Read More