Shell investigates possible oil pipeline leak
- 22-Aug-2023
Shell’s Nigeria business is investigating a possible leak on its Trans Niger oil pipeline, which passes through the Bodo community in Rivers state, after being alerted to the potential problem on Aug. 18. Oil theft and pipeline sabotage are common in the southern oil production heartland of Nigeria, with Shell blaming most spills on pipeline […]
‘River of oil’ traced to pipeline leak in Karachi
- 11-Mar-2023
KARACHI: Thousand of litres of oil spilt after a pipeline of a state-owned refinery leaked near Karachi’s Shah Latif Town area on Saturday, ARY News reported. According to the details, the Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO) oil pipeline leaked in the Jamkaunda area near Shah Latif Town, as a result of which thousands of litres of […]
Bid to steal petrol from oil pipeline foiled
- 26-Nov-2022
KARACHI: A bid to steal petrol from the underground pipeline at the Mehran Highway here, has been foiled, citing police sources ARY News reported on Saturday. “Unknown thieves had joined several kilometers long pipe with a clip to the petrol line near the railway track,” police sources said. A vigilance team of the SSP Malir […]
Underground oil pipeline catches fire in Karachi, 6 hurt, 2 vehicles gutted
- 16-Nov-2021
KARACHI: An underground oil pipeline leak resulted in a huge fire in Karachi’s Korangi in the wee hours of Tuesday, leaving at least six people injured, reported ARY News. According to police and firemen, oil leaking from the underground pipeline of an oil refinery in Korangi Industrial Area caught fire, as a result of which […]