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FILE PHOTO: A warning sign belonging to the Royal Dutch Shell Company is seen along Nembe Creek in the oil-rich Bayelsa State in Nigeria on December 2, 2012. REUTERS / Akintunde Akinleye
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell saw last year a sharp increase in the number of oil spills caused by the theft of a pipeline in Nigeria, due to an increase in production and oil prices.
The number of spills caused by sabotage and theft in the Niger Delta increased from 62 in 2017 to 111 previously, from 111 to 111, according to the Anglo-Dutch society.
As a result, the volume of oil spilled dropped from 1,400 tonnes to 1,600 tonnes, or about 12,000 barrels a year earlier.
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"The increase can be partly explained by the increased availability of our production facilities following the repair of a large export line in 2017 and by the price of crude oil and crude oil. refined products, which is seen as an opportunity for more illegal refining, "said Shell.
Shell, the largest foreign investor in Nigeria, has been fighting for decades against oil spills resulting from theft and inadequate maintenance in the Niger Delta, where it controls a network of oil fields and pipelines.
Report by Ron Bousso. Edited by Jane Merriman
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