Oil and the Delta Bush | Photographers Blog

Oil and the Delta Bush | Photographers Blog

Exxon shuts pipeline after oil leak offshore Nigeria | Reuters

Exxon shuts pipeline after oil leak offshore Nigeria | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Exxon (XOM.N) has shut a pipeline off the coast of Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state after an oil leak started by an unknown cause, the company's local unit said on Saturday."

Insight: A year on, Nigeria's oil still poisons Ogoniland | Reuters

Insight: A year on, Nigeria's oil still poisons Ogoniland | Reuters: (Reuters) - "A bright yellow sign above the well in this sleepy Nigerian village says 'caution: not fit for use', and the sulphurous stink off the water that children still pump into buckets sharply reinforces that warning."

Shell Nigeria oil spill '60 times bigger than it claimed' | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Shell Nigeria oil spill '60 times bigger than it claimed' | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "As the company faces a lawsuit by residents, an assessment by a US oil spill consultancy casts doubt on Shell's estimate of the Nigerian leak"

Nigeria fuel protests: two killed and dozens wounded as police open fire | World news | The Guardian

Nigeria fuel protests: two killed and dozens wounded as police open fire | World news | The Guardian: "Police use live ammunition and teargas to disperse crowds taking part in national strike in protest against fuel subsidy cuts"

Nigeria on alert as Shell announces worst oil spill in a decade | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Nigeria on alert as Shell announces worst oil spill in a decade | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "The oil company says up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil was spilled 75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta"

Niger Delta villagers go to the Hague to fight against oil giant Shell | World news | The Observer

Niger Delta villagers go to the Hague to fight against oil giant Shell | World news | The Observer: "This once self-sufficient community suffered from the excesses of oil firms and corrupt officials. Now, the villagers are blamed for everything and the arms dealers are having a field day"