Gasoline Pipeline Explodes in Nigeria

verfasst von Helmut, 13.05.2006, 06:48

-->..."Bunkering," a local term for oil or gasoline theft, is common in the swampy Niger Delta, where the thieves use barges and tankers to transport petroleum products to sell.

...The corporation pumps refined petroleum products across long distances using a network of pipelines, many of which pass through villages or farms and often are barely buried beneath the surface. The pipes are usually easy targets for thieves, many of whom are impoverished.

...He said the blast had occurred while the company was pumping gasoline from its Atlas Cove depot in the outskirts of Lagos.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/13/world/africa/13nigeria.html?hp&ex=1147492800&en=2733f4807c05a04d&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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  • Gasoline Pipeline Explodes in Nigeria - Helmut, 13.05.2006, 06:48
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