An explosion at a 20-inch pipeline that provides natural gas to the PIGAP II gas reinjection plant in northern Monagas state in Venezuela was the result of a “terrorist attack,” the country’s oil minister said, with one analyst saying natural gas and crude oil production has been reduced as a result. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “PIGAP II currently has 20% of its original capacity because the gas injection projects for the artificial lift of crude were discontinued and, as a result, northern Monagas is producing crude well below its potential which reached 1 million b/d,” Einstein Millan, a Venezuelan natural gas specialist, said. The PIGAP II […]