Shell had to shut 70,000 bpd at the Ekulama I and II flow stations. As for ChevronTexaco, US-based company shut 20,000 bpd at Robertkiri.
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Oil Platform Seized In Nigeria
On Sunday hundreds of Nigerian villagers, including women and children, captured three oil platforms
On Sunday hundreds of Nigerian villagers, including women and children, captured three oil platforms operated by two western petroleum giants Shell and ChevronTexaco, causing shutdown of 90,000 barrels a day of production.
Job disputes between oil multinationals and communities are common in the vast wetlands region that pumps all of Nigeria's 2.5m bpd of oil, and often lead to occupations, hostage-taking and sabotage.
"Youths from the Kula community attacked some of our facilities today and forcefully shut them down," a Shell spokesman said.
Shell had to shut 70,000 bpd at the Ekulama I and II flow stations. As for ChevronTexaco, US-based company shut 20,000 bpd at Robertkiri.
Shell had to shut 70,000 bpd at the Ekulama I and II flow stations. As for ChevronTexaco, US-based company shut 20,000 bpd at Robertkiri.
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