{"id":31215,"date":"2021-06-16T05:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T04:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=31215"},"modified":"2021-10-07T00:43:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:43:06","slug":"shell-petroleum-reports-51-leaks-in-niger-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/shell-petroleum-reports-51-leaks-in-niger-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell petroleum reports 51 leaks in Niger Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far recorded 51 leaks from its oil production activities in the Niger Delta in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to data on the oil firm\u2019s website on Tuesday, 44 of the spill incidents were traced to sabotage by vandals.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The firm said that seven of the leaks were caused by operational factors.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn May, eight spills which discharged 253.07 barrels of SPDC\u2019s bonny light crude blend into environment.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf the eight spills recorded, six were caused by sabotage whereas two were from operational factors,\u2019\u2019 it said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The data also showed that operational spills accounted for 6.07 barrels of the 253.07, while sabotage accounted for 247 barrels.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It said that in 2020, 159 spills were reported with sabotage responsible for 140 incidents, while operational factors were responsible for 19.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It added that 190 spills were recorded in 2019 with sabotage responsible for 183 incidents, while operational causes accounted for seven spills.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31215\" data-postid=\"31215\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31215 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far recorded 51 leaks from its oil production activities in the Niger Delta in 2021. 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