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21 Feb 2003

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UN Integrated Regional Information Networks

NIGERIA: Fresh spill reported in Ogoniland

An explosion at an abandoned oil well belonging to oil transnational giant Shell, has created a major oil spill in the Ogoni ethnic minority area of Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta...Shell officials confirmed the incident but said the broken wellhead was capped by its engineers late on Wednesday. Arrangements were now being made to clean up the spill and remedy the environment, the company said...