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Women organize and occupy more Shell and Chevron installations

McDelta — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:57:52 +0000

Women from several ethnic groups (Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri) in Delta state put ethnic rivalry aside and join together to claim better living conditions, proper compensation for the communities living on lands that host oil exploitation and a sustainable means of living for their families. The unarmed women peacefully occupy the gates of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Chevron Nigeria Limited in Warri, Delta State on August 8, 2002.

Date:

August 1, 2002 - August 31, 2002

Source(s):

See Human Rights Watch Report, “The Warri Crisis: Fuelling Violence” December 2003

Ijaw women occupy Chevron's Abiteye flow station

McDelta — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:49:44 +0000

Ijaw women of Gbaramatu and Egbema clans in Delta state protest the socio-economic and political condition of the people by peacefully and non-violently occupying the Chevron Abiteye flow station. They plan to remain there until their demands for employment, microcredit schemes and provision of infrastructure in the two clans are fulfilled. Chevron invites the Nigerian security to get the women to disperse; some of the women are brutalized by the military invited by Chevron.

Date:

July 22, 2002

Source(s):

DonPedro, Ibiba, Out of the Bleak Landscape, Lagos: Forward Communications ltd., 2005

Opia and Ikeyan Villages Razed

McDelta — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:10:02 +0000

Opia and Ikeyan villages of Delta State are razed in circumstances linking the American oil giant, Chevron. In the invasion carried out by Nigerian soldiers paid and ferried in Chevron helicopters, scores of people are killed and the communities are completely destroyed.

Date:

January 1, 1999 - January 31, 1999

Update on Blood Oil War (3)

McDelta — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:01:47 +0000

At about 0200 Hrs today, Monday, May 25, 2009, fighters from the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) destroyed major trunk lines to effectively
put the under-listed flow stations that feed the Chevron tank farm located in Delta
state of Nigeria out of operation. The affected flow stations are:

- Chevron (at Alero creek)
- Otunana
- Abiteye
- Makaraba
- Dibi

We borrowed a leaf from the federal government of Nigeria by applying the
same measure of treatment the impoverished oil bearing communities suffered in the

Publication Date:

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Hurricane Piper Alpha Devastates Chevron Oil Installations!

McDelta — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:26:23 +0000

As forewarned, a major "Cordon and Search" operation by the Movement for the
Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) commenced today, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at
about 2200 Hrs with devastating effects on the heavily fortified Chevron Otunana
flow station in Delta state which is currently engulfed in fire after being
overwhelmed by our fighters.

Code named "Hurricane Piper Alpha", the objective is to smoke out war criminals of
the Northern Nigerian armed forces who have taken refuge in oil installations and
give them instant jungle justice.

Publication Date:

Monday, August 17, 2009

Chevron JV Gas & Crude Oil Pipelines attacked!

McDelta — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:08:38 +0000

At about 1800 Hrs, today, June 12, 2009, when Matthew Maguire was being handed over
in Rivers state, a major gas pipeline manifold and another major crude oil pipeline
belonging to Chevron JV recently repaired at a sum of over $56 million were both
blown up after another "system failure" caused by a passing Hurricane Piper Alpha.

The pipelines are located just 200 meters from the abandoned Camp 5 in Delta state
where the army is supposedly in control. The pipelines were due for re-commissioning
so as it stands we are back to square one.

Publication Date:

Friday, June 12, 2009

Chevrons Safety Standards

McDelta — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:56:16 +0000

The spokesman of the military Joint task Force (JTF), Colonel Rabe Abubakar was
quick to blame a "systems failure" as the reason for the recent fire outbreak at the
dormant Otunana flow station belonging to Chevron Nigeria Ltd.

This is an indictment of a poor safety standard of Chevron which if it were to be
the case, all its flow stations and work complexes would need a thorough safety
inspection as the company by its negligence as the JTF asserts would be putting
workers at risk.

Chevron has not yet confirmed or denied the real cause of the Otunana fire and that

Publication Date:

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Chevron Strategic Manifold Attacked

McDelta — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:40:03 +0000

The strategic Okan manifold which controls about 80 percent of Chevron Nigeria
Limited off shore crude oil to its BOP Crude Loading Platform was blown up at about
2045 Hrs on Sunday, June 5, 2009 by Hurricane Moses in Delta state.

As long as the Nigerian government and military JTF has chosen to carry out
kidnappings and arson against innocent communities and individuals, Moses will fight
for them.

We are demanding that the abducted monarch who is still being held illegally by the
JTF be released immediately or charged to a competent court of law.

Publication Date:

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Chevron Repaired Pipeline Revisited

McDelta — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:27:19 +0000

Publication Date:

Friday, July 10, 2009