About 24 hours after blowing up two pipelines in Bayelsa state, militant group, Niger Delta Avengers have again, blown up the Trans-Forcados Pipeline. The Forcados 48″ export line, which is operated by SPDC, belongs to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Avengers initially attacked the... Read More

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February 19, 2015

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Shell partners GE to sign on healthcare projects in Oloibiri, Bayelsa

by Akan Ido Thanks to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) which has just signed an MOU with General Electric (GE) for a comprehensive healthcare project to be situated in Ogbia local government area, Oloibiri and neighbouring communities where crude oil was first discovered in Nigeria would soon have a fully equipped general hospital. Other facilities... Read More

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May 4, 2013

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Trouble ahead: NIMASA-NLNG dispute puts Nigeria’s gas export in danger

by Ogunyemi Bukola A major trade dispute on Friday ensued between the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Company which has led to the maritime agency blocking access to the nation’s major loading terminals for gas export, the Bonny terminals. NIMASA took this action about noon on... Read More

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February 5, 2013

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Opinion: Shell: Our perpetual scapegoat

by Chimeka Garricks For years, Big Oil has alleged that the bulk of spills are caused by sabotage (for example, according to a Reuters article, Shell admits that 198 spills occurred last year, of which 37 were caused by operational failure and 161 by sabotage). But, perhaps because of our default-mode distrust of corporations,... Read More

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