Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) said Friday that a June incident on a
pipeline operated by its Nigerian joint venture resulted in the
company's most significant oil spill in the country this year.
In a report published on the company's website, Shell said the June 19 incident released 2,699 barrels of oil into the environment, though it added that 1,881 barrels were burned off as a result of a fire.
Shell's Nigerian joint venture, Shell Petroleum and Development Co., said the June spill that forced it to shut down its 150,000 barrel-a-day Trans Niger Pipeline was the result of oil theft.
Shell had initially said there was "practically" no spill as the oil had burned and said it had nothing more to add when asked again about the spill Wednesday.
Oil spills are common in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta both as a result of problems with aging infrastructure and the high incidence of oil theft that sees criminals tap into pipelines to siphon off the oil.
In a report published on the company's website, Shell said the June 19 incident released 2,699 barrels of oil into the environment, though it added that 1,881 barrels were burned off as a result of a fire.
Shell's Nigerian joint venture, Shell Petroleum and Development Co., said the June spill that forced it to shut down its 150,000 barrel-a-day Trans Niger Pipeline was the result of oil theft.
Shell had initially said there was "practically" no spill as the oil had burned and said it had nothing more to add when asked again about the spill Wednesday.
Oil spills are common in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta both as a result of problems with aging infrastructure and the high incidence of oil theft that sees criminals tap into pipelines to siphon off the oil.
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