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Shell reports oil spill in Port Harcourt, blames saver pit overflow

Shell Petroleum, yesterday, reported an oil spill at Ogale, near Port Harcourt, after a saver pit overflowed during flushing operations.

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The company said its spill response team contained the overflow and informed authorities.

Shell added that arrangements were being made for a regulator-led joint visit to determine the cause and impact of the spill, a Shell spokesperson said in a statement.

Also, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, YEAC-Nigeria, said the spill occurred after an underground pit filled with crude started flowing to a pipeline that separates an area of the Ogoni cleanup project.

Decades of oil spills have blighted Nigeria’s Niger River delta region, causing widespread environmental damage that has destroyed the livelihood of millions in the local communities and impacted their health.

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