What happened

Sabotage and vandalism of upstream feedgas pipelines sharply reduced gas supply to Nigeria LNG's six-train Bonny Island complex, forcing four liquefaction trains offline in late February. Kpler shipping data showed weekly exports halving to 0.15 million tonnes in the week beginning 17 February and easing again the following week; total February exports fell about 39% month-on-month to 0.79 million tonnes. NLNG General Manager for External Relations and Sustainable Development Sophia Horsfall confirmed that the pipelines had been offline because of vandalism and sabotage and said restoration had allowed five trains to operate by 6 March. NLNG did not identify the damaged pipeline segment, give a precise attack date or name a perpetrator, and the status of the sixth train was not disclosed. This is distinct from the 18 March Trans-Niger crude-oil pipeline explosion near Bodo.

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