Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:59:38 CDT bloomberg.com
Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it attacked two gasoline- laden trucks and threatened more action against the downstream petroleum industry of Africa's largest oil producer.
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:29:36 CDT saharareporters.com
By SaharaReporters, New York Residents of Ikarama, a riverine town near Taylor Creek in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa, have condemned officials of Shell Petroleum Development Company for their poor and nonchalant response to oil spills in the Niger Delta.
Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:44:36 CDT miamiherald.com
The company identified the two blocks as shallow -water fields near the coast of Nigeria's Bayelsa state, which sits in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta.
Wed, 15 May 2013 18:17:21 CDT punchng.com
The Department of Petroleum Resources and the Niger Delta Exploration and Production Plc have said that the rising cases of multiple regulations in the oil and gas industry is a recipe for disaster. The Director, DPR, Mr. Osten Olorunsola, and the Managing Director, Niger Delta Exploration and Production Plc, Dr.
Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:08:18 CDT thisdaylive.com
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that there is relative stability in crude oil production in the Niger Delta region despite resumption of hostilities by the militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) .
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:01:38 CDT pmnewsnigeria.com
The Artisan Fishermen of Nigeria (ARFAN) , Niger Delta Region, has demanded N4.32 billion compensation from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo) for five states impacted by oil spill in the region.
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:39:18 CDT allafrica.com
Some oil producing communities in the Niger Delta region have accused officials of Chevron Nigeria Plc of conniving with some leaders of the communities to deprive the people of the entitlements from the oil company.
Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:15:45 CDT spyghana.com
Repentant militants in the Niger Delta have made a renewed case for the award of the contract for the security of oil pipelines belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) .
Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:34:44 CDT thisdaylive.com
Some of the notable incidents included the Shell Petroleum Development Company's Forcados Terminal, tank failure of 1978, which led to the spilling of more than 500,000 barrels. Another major oil spill, which also occurred in 1978, was the Escravos spill.
Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:58:06 CDT commondreams.org
In a blow to environmental and human rights campaigners in Nigeria, a Dutch court has thrown most of a lawsuit brought by local farmers and residents against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell for vast pollution related to the company's extraction and refinery processes in the Niger Delta.