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Royal Dutch Shell
said on Sunday that sabotage of its crude oil pipelines in Nigeria’s
southern Niger Delta had increased in recent weeks, but was silent on
whether there had been any impact on output.

Shell’s Nigerian
SPDC joint venture said it had recorded three incidents this month of
suspected thieves siphoning oil by drilling holes or using hacksaws to
pierce pipelines in the Cawthorne Channel leading to its Bonny export
terminal.

“In the latest incident, the investigating team discovered three
hacksaw cuts on the Cawthorne Channel-Bonny pipeline. We have informed
the relevant authorities of the incidents,” said Babs Omotowa, Shell’s
Africa vice president, health and safety.