OREANDA-NEWS. June 25, 2012. Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) said that its subsidiary, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), has sealed and abandoned the shallow water Funiwa 1A natural gas well after completing the drilling of a relief well.  Production at the North Apoi field, which had been shut in as a precaution, has also been restored and the field is now producing approximately 2,000 barrels of oil per day, reported the press-centre of Chevron.

Additional background information and previous updates on the incident are available at www.chevron.com/ksendeavor/. 

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