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Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, Nigeria, has made its stand known concerning militants operating and vandalising its pipelines in the Niger Delta, saying the group should be treated as criminals.

The company’s view was aired by its Managing Director and Country Chair, Osagie Okunbor during a chat with Business Times over the weekend.

While describing the havoc already wreaked by militants on the company’s pipelines and his perception about the group, Okunbor said the federal government does not need to dialogue with the militants, describing them as “criminals who should be dealt with”.

“Militants should be singled out as criminals and should be dealt with as criminals. The government needs not dialogue with them because they are determined to wreck this country. The FG should take necessary steps against these people if they want to sustain the oil business in Nigeria. Of course, we don’t totally rule out dialogue here but not with militants. The government can dialogue with the peaceful people of the region,” he said.

Meanwhile, the industry was thrown into pandemonium last week by report from Shell’s global CEO, Ben Van Beurden, that the company would be selling off its onshore assets in the North Sea.

On Monday, June 13, Beurden, laid out the company’s strategic plan for the rest of the decade, telling shareholders the group plans to vacate between five and fifteen “mature oil regions”.

Shell said it is preparing to retreat from high-cost oil operations in the North Sea after 45 years as it attunes its global operations to the new reality of low oil prices.


The company has already cut hundreds of jobs from its UK workforce. It is the clearest sign yet that Britain’s biggest company could turn its back on the “super mature” North Sea. Shell told investors it’s planned $30bn sales drive was to tackle its debt burden and will focus on mature assets in established oil regions.

According to analysts, Shell’s international assets likely to be put on the block include Shell’s interests in its loss-making Canadian tar sands, and onshore oil assets in Nigeria.
Reacting to the news of whether or not there was any truth in analysts claim that Shell companies in Nigeria would be among those affected by the Beurden revelation, Okubor said he was sure Shell is not exiting the country.

“Our presence in Nigeria is substantial. Yes, we have problems with the militants and low oil price yet, we have other companies offshore, we have the deep waters, shallow waters. Despite our challenges, we still produce. So, I’m pretty sure exiting Nigeria is not on the cards for Shell,” he said.

Speaking on Shell’s contribution to developing human capital in the country, Okunbor said it spent some $0.9 billion on local contracting and procurement.

“Ownership of key assets such as rigs, helicopters and marine vessels was a key focus of these efforts to support Nigerian and community contractors,” he added.

Read more at: http://www.today.ng/news/top-news/140139/militants-treated-criminals

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hucienda:
source?

I don sauce your rice oh

Shell, easy.

BeeBeeOoh:
Read more at: http://www.today.ng/news/top-news/140139/militants-treated-criminals

Shell, sorry to disappoint you this time, you will not tell us how to run our show in this country, we have decided to dialogue with them and move forward, treating them as criminals would give room for you to continue in your divide and rule system, you destroyed Ogoni, your actions led to killings in the land, that's why the ogonis don't want you back.

We would listen to your or take your advice, instead you should get ready to change your policy and do the right thing or better still leave Nigeria, can you imagine the advice you are giving, all to satisfy your selfish aim.

Ofcourse they are and should be treated as one. No sane individual goes about destroying properties in the name of fighting a legal course. Why are the courts there. Yet, these criminals want international bodies to be present during negotiation- height of unitelligence.

Ofcourse they are and should be treated as one. No sane individual goes about destroying properties in the name of fighting a legal course. Why are the courts there? Yet, these criminals want international bodies to be present during negotiation- height of unitelligence.

gare:
Shell, sorry to disappoint you this time, you will not tell us how to run our show in this country, we have decided to dialogue with them and move forward, treating them as criminals would give room for you to continue in your divide and rule system, you destroyed Ogoni, your actions led to killings in the land, that's why the ogonis don't want you back.

We would listen to your or take your advice, instead you should get ready to change your policy and do the right thing or better still leave Nigeria, can you imagine the advice you are giving, all to satisfy your selfish aim.

Auntie abeg who vexed you? Do I resemble “Chief Editor Of TodayNg's News or do I look like 1 of their staffs, please & PLEASES; I am a Nairalander just like you who saw a news that is worth reading & decided to share it with co-Nairalanders. #shalom

They are Terrorists

majekdom2:
Ofcourse they are and should be treated as one. No sane individual goes about destroying properties in the name of fighting a legal course. Why are the courts there? Yet, these criminals want international bodies to be present during negotiation- height of unitelligence.

property for my own land, you are a dreamer.

They are criminals , does shell need to say that before we know ??


Rubbish

cocoduck:
property for my own land, you are a dreamer.

No worry, you go carry the land go heaven. My land my land where has it taken the Niger Delta to. Go and be claiming the deepwater now. Soon all these IOCs will leave onshore location.

The highest criminal act is to pollute and destroy ones means of living without compensation....
I believe the same gesture should be extended to shell where is muritala muhammed when we needed him the most.

majekdom2:
No worry, you go carry the land go heaven. My land my land where has it taken the Niger Delta to. Go and be claiming the deepwater now. Soon all these IOCs will leave onshore location.

let them leave, let them leave, nonsense.

BeeBeeOoh:
Auntie abeg who vexed you? Do I resemble “Chief Editor Of TodayNg's News or do I look like 1 of their staffs, please & PLEASES; I am a Nairalander just like you who saw a news that is worth reading & decided to share it with co-Nairalanders. #shalom

Are you Shell ? Or you didn't read from the first word I wrote, guy please get something eat, you sound hungry.

gare:
Are you Shell ? Or you didn't read from the first word I wrote, guy please get something eat, you sound hungry.

u would have done that at their tweeter account or better still send them a mail. Thanks

The real criminals are the organized thieves who steal land from Ogoni people and other N-deltans and destroy those lands, robbing people of their means of livelihood and portable drinking water, because their government helped the fulanis to win an "Oil war" the East. Shell is the criminal here. Backed by their feudal-loving Imperialist british crown, they view the whole of the eastern region as a conquered war booty.
SHELL KILLED SARO WIWA.

I pity Shell for these utterances, I hope the company will not pay for this soon

engrflames:
I pity Shell for these utterances, I hope the company will not pay for this soon

What's left for them to pay for? You should pity the Nigerian employees of shell because they are about to lose their jobs!