ABUJA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Shell declared forcemajeure on gas supplies to Nigeria's LNG export terminal onBonny Island in Rivers State due to a pipeline leak, a spokesmanfor the company said on Thursday.
"Shell declared force majeure on gas supplies from SPDC toNLNG (Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Co), effective August 4,"spokesman Precious Okolobo said, adding that the company wasstill investigating the cause of the leak.
SPDC is Shell's Nigerian joint venture with state oilcompany Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (Reporting by Julia Payne; additional reporting by OlegVukmanovic in Milan; editing by Jason Neely)