Shell News Archive Thursday 2 December, 2004
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Nigerian Militants Prevent Repairs On Pipeline Leak-Shell: “Militants are stopping Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD SC) from repairing an 18-inch pipeline in the Niger Delta leaking since Nov. 29, the company’s Nigeria unit said Thursday.” (ShellNews.net) 2 Dec04
ChinaView.cn: Shell reports oil spill in Nigeria’s troubled Niger Delta: “Oil multinational Royal Dutch/Shell said on Thursday an oil leak had occurred in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta region, but the volume of spill could not be determined as the company’s investigation efforts were frustrated by community militants.”: “The cause of pipeline-vandalism is considered as lack of jobs and poverty among those people whose average income is less than a dollar a day” (ShellNews.net) 2 Dec 04