explosion

Preliminary investigation revealed that the cause of the gas explosion in Kaduna State was illegal transfer of gas into another cylinder by operators of the facility, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said. Head, Public…

Peace Obi An explosion has occurred in the early hours of this morning at the Ijegun area of Lagos Satellite town. Below is a video as captured by Millionaire BusinessMan on Twitter. …

By Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa.   National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it has commenced investigations into the possible cause of an explosion at Nembe Creek Oilfields within OML 29 operated by Aiteo Eastern…

By Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa.  Aiteo Exploration Ltd, operator of the 97-kilometre Nembe Creek Trunk Line (NCTL) has confirmed Friday’s explosion on the crude export pipeline. Aiteo officials said that the resulting fire from the…

Kenechukwu Obiajuru, Yenagoa.  Seven years after a gas explosion at Chevron’s oilfield off Bayelsa coastline, youths from Koluama have proposed an out of court settlement of conflicts caused by the incident of January 2012. The…

The death toll from the pipeline explosion that occurred in Umuaduru and Umuimo communities, Osisioma Local Government Area in the early hours on Friday has been put at 24 by the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr. Anthony Ogbizi.…