Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, an International Oil Company, IOC, has insisted that most oil spill incidents in the Niger Delta are caused by Sabotage, oil theft, and illegal refining.
Reacting to the latest ruling by a Dutch appeals court, which ruled that it is responsible for damage caused by leaks in the region, the company said, it was disappointed. READ ALSO In a statement obtained by Vanguard, the company, stated: “We continue to believe that the spills in Oruma and Goi were the result of sabotage. We are therefore disappointed that this court has made a different finding on the cause of these spills and in its finding that SPDC is liable.