Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has stated that it recorded 198 cases of oil spills across the Niger Delta in 2012.
Of these cases in which thousands of barrels of crude oil were spilled, 37 incidents were caused by the failure of equipment of the oil company, while 161 incidents resulted from sabotage and activities of crude oil thieves.
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