Royal Dutch Shell says it is investigating an alleged pipeline attack in Nigeria
By APThursday, February 4, 2010
Shell examining alleged Nigerian pipeline attack
LAGOS, Nigeria — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it is investigating claims of a pipeline attack by a previously unknown militant group in the Niger Delta.
A spokesman for Shell says the company is investigating its pipeline near Buguma. A series of text messages sent Thursday by a group calling itself the Niger Delta Reinforcement Team claimed it struck a pipeline operated by Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary near there.
A military spokesman in the region did not return a call for comment.
Tensions in the oil-rich Niger Delta remain high after the main militant group in the region broke a cease-fire with the government over a stalled amnesty program. Shell says another of its pipelines ruptured after being sabotaged Saturday.
