LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Nigeria's Trans Niger Pipeline,which carries Bonny Light crude oil, has been shut down as a"precautionary measure" after a fire was observed, a spokesmanfor the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd(SPDC) said on Monday.
It was not yet clear whether the export supplies would besubject to force majeure, according to Shell.
The SPDC spokesman said that a fire was spotted on the"right of way" on the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) at Gio in Ogoniland, one of two pipelines that export Bonny Light crude oil.The line is also the right of way for a Bonny-refinery pipelinebelonging to the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), asubsidiary of state oil company NNPC.
"A joint investigation visit will determine the cause andimpact of the fire," the spokesman said. (Reporting By Libby George in London, Tife Owolabi in Yenagoaand Anamesere Igboeroteonwu in Onitsha; Editing by Greg Mahlich)