An explosion was
heard at a Nigerian onshore oil flow station operated by Agip in the
Niger Delta on Wednesday, security sources said, but the cause was not
immediately clear.
A joint military
task force confirmed there had been an explosion in Bayelsa State in
the Niger Delta, but did not specify the exact location. Italian oil
firm, Agip, was not immediately available for comments.
The explosion was heard in the early hours at Agip’s Clough Creek oil flowstation in Bayelsa, one security source said.
