The
measure
was
called
with
effect
from
Thursday
morning
but
there
is
no
confirmation
from
the
Anglo-Dutch
supermajor
as
to
how
long
it
will
remain
in
place.
An
unknown
quantity
of
oil
has
spilled
from
the
Nembe
Creek
pipeline
which
was
shut-in
on
24
December,
although
over
200
barrels
of
oil
have
already
been
cleaned
up.
Shell
Petroleum
Development
Co
(SPDC),
the
Anglo-Dutch
supermajor’s
unit
in
Nigeria,
has
begun
“mobilising
to
repair”
the
line.
Shell
said
earlier
this
week
that
the
company
hopes
to
complete
repairs
by
the
end
of
January.
“Some
70,000
barrels
of…
