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Chart 3.1: Quantities and Causes of Oil Spills from Shell Petroleum Development Company Operations in
the Niger Delta, 2000-2004
Source: Shell Petroleum Development Company Annual Report 2004.
documented the toxic and carcinogenic
effects of exposures to high concentrations
of hydrocarbons.
On 1 August 2004, there was a spill at
Chevron’s Ewan oilfield near Ubale Kerere,
along the coastline in Ondo State. Although
the cause of the spill is not known, some
communities, including the Igo, Awoye,
Odun-Oyinbo, Ubale Kerere, Ogungbeje
and Yoren, were affected. Fishing grounds
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were devastated. As fishing is the main
source of income, the people were
compelled to demonstrate in Akure, the
state capital, to draw public attention to
their plight (Sogbon, 2005). The incessant
oil spills and other negative associations with
the oil industry continue to be a source of
public agitation and concern (see box 3.4).
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