Mobs Hindering Assessment of Nigerian Delta Oil Spills, UN Official Says
Updated: 2010-08-31 23:18:32
, Royal Dutch Shell plc com News and information on Royal Dutch Shell . Plc Skip to Content Home Contact Us Contributors Mission Shell Blog Shell Library Mobs Hindering Assessment of Nigerian Delta Oil Spills , UN Official Says Aug 31st , 2010 by John Donovan By Paul Okolo Aug 30, 2010 7:37 PM GMT+0100 Assessment of damage from crude spills in part of Nigeria s oil-rich Niger River delta is being hindered by angry mobs , an official of the United Nations Environment Program . said Work in the Gokana local government area , one of four councils where studies of the impact of the oil industry in the Nigerian region are being conducted , is on hold , Mike Cowing said at a meeting with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan today in the capital , . Abuja We had to withdraw from Gokana until such
The debate over when it will be safe to restart offshore drilling was also evident last week at a hearing of the presidential commission, as an executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC sparred with a leader of the World Wildlife Fund over whether drilling off the coast of Alaska—where Shell has a stalled project—was safer or riskier than in the Gulf of Mexico.
The debate over when it will be safe to restart offshore drilling was also evident last week at a hearing of the presidential commission, as an executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC sparred with a leader of the World Wildlife Fund over whether drilling off the coast of Alaska—where Shell has a stalled project—was safer or riskier than in the Gulf of Mexico.
The debate over when it will be safe to restart offshore drilling was also evident last week at a hearing of the presidential commission, as an executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC sparred with a leader of the World Wildlife Fund over whether drilling off the coast of Alaska—where Shell has a stalled project—was safer or riskier than in the Gulf of Mexico.
The debate over when it will be safe to restart offshore drilling was also evident last week at a hearing of the presidential commission, as an executive of Royal Dutch Shell PLC sparred with a leader of the World Wildlife Fund over whether drilling off the coast of Alaska—where Shell has a stalled project—was safer or riskier than in the Gulf of Mexico.
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