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Chevron rig burns off Nigeria as damage hits shore

Anchorage Daily News online -- YINKA IBUKUN
The Associated Press

Published: February 6th, 2012 01:52 AM
Last Modified: February 6th, 2012 02:31 AM

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The burning inferno of what used to be a Chevron Corp. natural gas rig still stains the night's sky orange more than two weeks after the rig caught fire, and no one can say when it will end as swarms of dead fish surface.

The environmental damage is hitting a region whose poor still rely on the delta's muddy waters for survival. A nearby clinic remains overrun with patients who are showing up with skin irritations and gastrointestinal problems.

"The community here has no other source of water apart from the river water, which on its own isn't even safe enough to drink, but the pollution has made the water even worse," said Dr. Oladipo Folorunso, the

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chuckwthompson Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,870 Points:213,535 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 1:40:27 AM Ignore chuckwthompson Report Abuse Does this really surprise anyone? Chevron or the rest of these Greed mongers do not care about anything or anyone but their quarterly profits.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:5,430 Points:1,380,305 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:33:53 PM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse What caused this?
wendy1john32 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,242 Points:756,170 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 3:58:13 AM Ignore wendy1john32 Report Abuse Praying for the people of Nigeria.
1WI Rookie Author Appleton Posts:99 Points:102,885 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:27:23 AM Ignore 1WI Report Abuse Again?
sjf238 All-Star Author Philadelphia Posts:715 Points:349,335 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 12:03:36 AM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse Interesting.
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,458 Points:839,200 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 6:35:56 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse If this rig was off the coast of the USA or Canada it would be front page news, not a back page article.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:6,455 Points:1,182,600 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 6:25:57 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse This just seems to happen all to often. I wonder what Chevron plans to do to right there wrong with the people of that area? [Edited by: playtimeCLE at 2/6/2012 6:32:47 PM EST]
ktbaeohana Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:1,158 Points:261,020 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 5:28:15 PM Ignore ktbaeohana Report Abuse Not a good business deal at all.
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,129 Points:220,645 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 4:03:13 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse They'll fx it any day now.
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,311 Points:862,080 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 3:05:27 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse GET IT FIX...........
hoosierva All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:975 Points:236,240 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 2:44:06 PM Ignore hoosierva Report Abuse well that fixed it, huh?
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:2,444 Points:1,289,625 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 2:37:03 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse Chevron's got to proivde clean water to the folks in that area. It is the right thing to do.
gizbo123 All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:503 Points:1,433,790 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 2:36:16 PM Ignore gizbo123 Report Abuse lol humblepie, yup.
Italianman Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,835 Points:868,485 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 2:33:45 PM Ignore Italianman Report Abuse Where is the outcry about too many regulations? Where is the "drill baby drill" crowd?
MOREDLEG All-Star Author Missouri Posts:732 Points:259,020 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 2:18:38 PM Ignore MOREDLEG Report Abuse Fine CHEVRON, make them clean it up, Have the govt that "enjoys billions off Oil" pay back to the people. Are we dependent on African oil, or was this publihsed as and I told you so.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:3,394 Points:658,360 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 2:05:02 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse "The community here has no other source of water apart from the river water,
Chem60 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,882 Points:449,500 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 1:53:46 PM Ignore Chem60 Report Abuse This is an excellent reason why we do not need oil rigs in the Gulf!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:17,238 Points:2,007,270 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 6, 2012 1:26:19 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse land of obama's father and he is trying to make it the same way here...........