Niger Delta Watch

(Reuters) The largest oil operator in Nigeria, Royal Dutch Shell, evacuated expatriate staff dependants from the Niger Delta on Thursday after militants planted a car bomb in a residential compound, the company said.

The withdrawal began hours after armed militants stormed an oil facility operated by France's Total in the delta's Rivers state, killing three police officers.

Shell's pullout involves about 400 foreign family members from residential compounds in Port Harcourt, Warri and Bonny Island.

Labels: Bonny Island, France, Nigeria, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Royal Dutch Shell, TotalSA, Warri

# posted by ndw @ 1:42 PM