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2010 ExxonMobil oil spill
On May 1st, 2010, a ruptured ExxonMobil pipeline in the state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, spilled more than a million gallons into the delta. The spill had occurred at an Exxon platform some 20-25 miles (32-40 km) offshore which feeds the Qua Iboe oil export terminal. Exxon Mobil declared force majeure on Qua Iboe oil shipments due to the pipeline damage.〔 The leakage in the Qua Iboe oil field discharged about 232 barrels of crude into the Atlantic Ocean contaminating the waters and coastal settlements in the predominantly fishing communities along Akwa Ibom and Cross River.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://saharareporters.com/news-page/photonews-exxonmobil-oil-spills-nigerias-niger-delta )〕
==Effects==
Many locals in the region attest to environmental damage that allegedly developed as a result of the leak. Oil spills in the delta's creeks have been left to fester for decades, polluting the air, soil, and water of impoverished communities.〔 Nigeria sees its future output growth largely in offshore fields and does not want spills there to compound its environmental woes.〔 Checks by Sahara Reporters revealed that the fishermen reportedly hauled in fish killed in the ExxonMobil’s oil spill in a location about 20 kilometers from the shoreline and supplied the bad fish to unsuspecting members of the public.〔 The Nigerian Environmental Rights Action group issued a demand for N51 billion ($100 Million) from ExxonMobil in Nigeria for their failure to compensate fishermen within the coastal areas who suffered devastating losses due to the oil company’s exploration activities and major oil spills. Thick balls of tar have also been sighted washed upon the shoreline as well as oil slicks. The spill has only exacerbated the already growing problem of pollution in the Delta. The Nigerian government estimates there were over 7,000 spills, large and small, between 1970 and 2000, according to the BBC. That is approximately 300 spills a year, and some spills have been leaking for years.〔 Vast swathes of the Delta have been seen covered with tar and stagnant lakes of crude due to oil spills of the past.〔
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