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Sabotage Sparks New Fire on Gas Pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta

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  • Blaze hits pipeline feeding Africa’s largest LNG plant
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Abuja, Nigeria – A major gas pipeline in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta is on fire after what local officials and residents describe as an act of sabotage. The pipeline supplies feedstock to Africa’s largest liquefied natural gas facility, owned by Nigeria LNG Ltd., on Bonny Island.

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