Shell Oil Spill Approaches Nigerian Shoreline
The spill is likely the worst to hit those waters in a decade, a government official said Thursday. The slick's movement is putting at risk birds, fish and other wildlife in the area. Shell, the major oil producer in Nigeria, said the spill came from a "flexible export line" connecting the offshore field to a waiting tanker.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/22/144157465/shell-oil-spill-approaches-nigerian-shoreline?ft=1&f=1004