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Shell Oil Spills Nearly Doubled In 2011, Niger Delta Pipelines Blamed

Posted: 04/12/2012 3:13 pm Updated: 04/12/2012 3:50 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says the number of its operational oil spills nearly doubled last year.

Shell made the statement Thursday in its annual sustainability report, saying it had 63 operational spills in 2011. That's compared to 32 spills in 2010.

Shell blamed them on restarting pipelines it hadn't run in some time in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta over fears of militancy. Shell also said spills came from increasing thefts along its pipelines in the region.

Shell said it spilled 5,300 tons of oil in 2011. The company blamed the majority of that on a spill at its Bonga offshore oil facility in December. By comparison, the company said it spilled nearly 14,000 tons in 2009.

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Kenz300
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02:36 PM on 04/19/2012
Are safety and environmental protection a priority for oil companies?
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Genders
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01:12 AM on 04/15/2012
I bet they get tax breaks for lost oil.....
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lightningbolt
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08:06 AM on 04/13/2012
As we can see, oil companies do not maintain their infrastructure.  We also know they don't clean up their oil spills or compensate victims properly for the damage caused.  This is why the Keystone pipeline is a terrible idea.
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valleyboy
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04:44 AM on 04/13/2012
Ironic how Shell blame militancy on the spills, when their modus operandi virtually guarantees conflict wherever they go.
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nathanoj
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10:39 PM on 04/12/2012
Nothing to see here folks. Fossil fuels are fine! There is no such thing as climate change. Pollution itself is a fraud invented by people like Al Gore. There is no such thing as smog. There is no cancer. Nothing to see here. Move along.

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Big Oil
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08:21 PM on 04/12/2012
god... poor people in Nigeria, they can't even live of their rivers because they are polluted.
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