Hurricane Piper Alpha unleashed its fury in Rivers state today, Sunday, June 21,
2009, leaving in its wake two battered oil installations.

At about 0230 Hrs, the hurricane pounded the Shell major pipeline located at
Adamakiri before moving on to another major Shell pipeline in Kula at 0300 Hrs. Both
pipelines are located in Rivers state of Nigeria.

We have been reliably informed that the Chevron Air Strip in Escravos was used by
the military as a staging area for the jet fighters and helicopter gunships used in