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Shell Shuts Down Leaking Nigeria Oilfield
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December 22, 2011, Thursday
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ROYAL Dutch Shell is shutting down its 200,000 barrels per day Bonga oilfield off the Nigerian coast after a leak occurred while loading a tanker on Tuesday, the firm said in a statement yesterday.
Shell said "less than 40,000 barrels of oil" has leaked into the ocean. The flow of oil has now halted, a spokesman said. The leak occurred while a tanker was loading oil from Shell's Bonga facility about 120 kilometers off the coast of Nigeria, according to the statement.
Bonga accounts for around 10 percent of monthly oil flows from OPEC member Nigeria, the continent's largest exporter of crude oil, according to data.
An investigation will be launched into the reasons for the leak, the spokesman said.
Shell said "less than 40,000 barrels of oil" has leaked into the ocean. The flow of oil has now halted, a spokesman said. The leak occurred while a tanker was loading oil from Shell's Bonga facility about 120 kilometers off the coast of Nigeria, according to the statement.
Bonga accounts for around 10 percent of monthly oil flows from OPEC member Nigeria, the continent's largest exporter of crude oil, according to data.
An investigation will be launched into the reasons for the leak, the spokesman said.
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