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April 24, 2012

Amnesty: Shell Oil Spill in Nigeria at Least 60 Times Larger Than Reported 
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Oil giant Shell is being accused of dramatically underestimating the
size of a 2008 oil spill in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Shell’s
official investigation says about 1,600 barrels of oil leaked out over a
72-day period. But a new independent assessment obtained by Amnesty
International shows the spill was at least 60 times larger. Amnesty says
between 103,000 and 311,000 barrels were spilled.

 

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