Trans Forcados pipeline
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Trans Forcados pipeline (also referred to as Trans-Forcados pipeline, Trans Forcados oil pipeline) is a major oil pipeline in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The 48-inch, underwater pipeline spans across 87-kilometres and has a capacity of over 200,000 to 240,000 barrels of oil per day.[1][2] It transports oil, water and associated gas from fields in the western delta to the Forcados oil terminal.[3] It is operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and belongs to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).[4]