Nigeria recorded 1,600 cases of pipeline vandalism in eight months – Kachikwu

Nigeria recorded 1,600 cases of pipeline vandalism in eight months – Kachikwu Aug 19th, 2016 by John Donovan.  No comments yet By Daily Post Staff on August 18, 2016 The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria has recorded 1,600 cases of pipeline vandalism since January. Kachikwu made the disclosure at the 2016 Annual Conference of National Association of Energy Correspondents with the theme, “Low Oil Price: Impact and the Way Forward”, in Lagos on Thursday. The minister also said that the country recorded over 3,000 pipeline vandalism cases from 2010 to 2015. He said that the impact of attacks on oil and gas pipelines was that there was no money to fund the 2016 budget. read more Share this: Facebook Twitter Email Print Like this: Loading... Posted in: Africa, Environment, Militant attacks, Nigeria, Oil Prices, Oil Spill, OPEC,Pollution. Tagged: Environment · Militant Attacks · Niger Delta · Nigeria · Oil