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NIGERIA: MYSTERIOUS FIRE GUTS OIL WELL February 17, 2006
(SomaliNet) A Shell owned oil well in the Niger Delta has caught fire. This follows an airforce attack on suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta which left 20 people dead and several others injured.
There was an initial threat from suspected militants in the Niger Delta region on the firm for cooperation with the Nigerian airforce during the attack.
However,by press time, the reason behind the fire had not been established yet.'The cause of the incident is not known and the company's fire crew and oil spill control as well as technical intervention teams are being mobilized to the site,' said the firm's Public Affairs Manager, Don Boham.