Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) executives Wednesday said the proportion of oil spills in 2010 from its Niger Delta business classed as 'operational' fell below the five-year average to 20% of the total spillage.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) executives Wednesday said the proportion of
oil spills in 2010 from its Niger Delta business classed as 'operational' fell
below the five-year average to 20% of the total spillage.
Speaking at a hearing in the Dutch parliament here, Shell's Executive
Vice-president for Sub-Saharan Africa Ian Craig and Peter de Wit, president of
Shell Netherlands, said spills caused by sabotage or theft in 2010 accounted
for the remaining 80%, up from the five-year average of 70%.
The total amount of oil spilled into the Delta due to sabotage or theft totaled
between 1,500 and 2,000 metric tons in 2010, compared with 13,900 tons in 2009,
the executives said.
They also said the amount of gas flared in the Delta in 2010 was equivalent to
the amount of gas reused. Flaring is the process of burning gas extracted
alongside oil, and is considered to be environmentally damaging.
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