Saturday, November 10, 2012

Nigeria: Exxon shuts pipeline after offshore oil leak

(Reuters) - Exxon has shut a pipeline off the coast of Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state after an oil leak started.

The cause of the leak has not yet been determined, the company's local unit said on Saturday.

"(Exxon Nigeria) confirms that on November 9 an oil release occurred offshore Akwa Ibom State," Mobil Producing Nigeria, Exxon's local unit, said in an emailed statement.

"The source of the leak was identified and the pipeline was isolated and

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