Nigerian Shell Oil Spill Bigger Than BP Oil Spell

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A study by the World Wildlife Fund along with representatives of the Nigerian government in 2006 estimated that 1.5 million tons of oil has spilled out into the delta of the last fifty years.

Figures from the government shows, according to The Guardian, about 7000 leaks between 1970 and 2000. Accounted for 2009 the oil company Shell has recognized that the emission of 14, 000 tonnes came from their activities.

As recently as 1 May this year a major leak occurred when a pipeline belonging to Exxon Mobile sprang a leak and nearly four million liters of oil spilled before the pipeline was repaired within a week. - If the same thing now happening in the Gulf of Mexico had happened in Nigeria, neither the government nor the oil company would have cared very much.

The type of discharge occurs all the time in the delta, "said author Ben Ikari to the newspaper's correspondent.

One reason for the ongoing oil spill is that many lines are exposed to illegal intrusions. People are installing their own cranes to steal oil.

A spokesman for Shell told The Guardian that it found 300 illegal taps on a single line. Others had explosives attached to themselves.

Nobody cares about our environment is destroyed every day.The situation is worse now than 30 years ago, nothing has changed. When I see the efforts made in the USA to come to grips with the slick in the Gulf of Mexico, then I feel sad.

What they do in the U.S. or Europe is quite different than they do here, "said Ben Ikari, referring to the politicians and oil companies.Source

Johan (the writer)

http://www.ufo-blogger.com/2010/06/nigerian-shell-oil-spill-bigger-than-bp.html

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Posted: at 10-07-2010 12:29 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 20-12-2010 07:03 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 21-01-2013 02:06 PM (12 years ago) | Hero