Nigerian LNG exports gas
LAGOS (AFP) - A blockade on exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Nigeria has been lifted following a partial resolution of a tax dispute between the gas firm and the maritime agency, the company said Friday. "As at today, the 6-Train NLNG Bonny complex finally reached its normal operating capacity such that export operations can be declared as being fully normalised," the gas firm NLNG said in a statement. "Consequently, the company has declared the current FM (Force Majeur) lifted to both buyers and gas suppliers," it said. The exports were halted since June 21 due to a dispute over fees and taxes, blocking ships at a facility producing some seven percent of global LNG supply. The state-run Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) blocked ships at the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) terminal over the long-running dispute. NLNG's shareholders include Shell at 25.6 percent, state firm NNPC with 49 percent, Total LNG Nigeria at 15 percent and Eni at ...