Shell resumes work at Bonga site
By Matthew Green in Lagos
Published: June 25 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 25 2008 03:00
Royal Dutch Shell resumed production yesterday at its giant deepwater Bonga oilfield off the coast of Nigeria, which was shut down last week after an attack by speed-boat riding militants, reports Matthew Green in Lagos .
The closure of the field – which had been pumping about 200,000 barrels of oil per day – had damped hopes that a pledge last weekend by Saudi Arabia to boost production would tame spiralling oil prices.
Olav Ljosne, a spokesman for Shell in Lagos, said that the facility had resumed operations and “was getting back to normal”. He declined to give a precise figure for how much it was producing.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008
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