Shell says finds two oil leaks in Nigeria's Delta

ABUJA – Royal Dutch Shell said it found two fresh onshore oil pipeline leaks in Nigeria’s Delta region on Monday, three days after the company declared force majeure on exports of the high grade Bonny Light crude due to outages caused by oil theft.

“Two new leaks were reported on May 7 on the trans-Niger pipeline at Akpajo and K-Dere in Ogoniland after a similar number of leaks caused by hacksaw cuts were repaired at the weekend,” Shell spokesman Precious Okolo said on Tuesday.

“A joint investigation team will determine the cause and extent of the leaks preparatory to repair work.”

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