Key Oil-Producing State In Nigeria Could Return To COVID Lockdown

The gateway to the oil-rich Delta region in Nigeria could soon find itself under a renewed lockdown to battle rising COVID cases, the governor of the Rivers State says. If Rivers State goes into lockdown, this could potentially impact the ability of the oil companies operating in the Delta region to move personnel to and from oilfields.

Strict restrictions could affect maintenance on facilities and pipelines, as they did in the spring of last year.   The Niger Delta is the heart of Nigeria’s oil industry, producing all of the onshore…