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Shell reports drop in Niger Delta oil spills, days after 12 die in pipeline blast

A dozen dead in catastrophic pipeline explosion during oil theft operation

Eye in the sky: a Shell contractor takes pictures of the Trans-Niger Pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger delta to monitor oil theft and illegal refining.
Eye in the sky: a Shell contractor takes pictures of the Trans-Niger Pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger delta to monitor oil theft and illegal refining.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 14 March 2023, 06:43Updated 15 March 2023, 16:35