Shell evacuates Nigeria workers

The headline of this BBC News article is, “Shell Evacuates Nigeria workers”. This is a culmination of violence-most significantly, militants rupturing a major pipeline feeding an export terminal- and the kidnapping of four shell workers from another oil ring in the Delta area. Most recently, after Gunman fought Nigerian soldiers at a pumping station, Shell decided to evacuate over three hundred workers from the region. “The safety and security of our staff, contractors, and the community in which we operate is our main priority,” Shell said. This conflict has stemmed to other countries, most specifically London, whose price for a barrel of oil has risen over seventy cents. This is becoming a problem for both Nigeria and the rest of the world. Nigeria is integral in the exportation of oil, as they are the leading produces in Africa and the fifth biggest import of oil for the U.S. It’s obvious that the militants in Nigeria feel that they are being shorthanded by Shell and the other oil -producing giants. Shell is well aware of their exploits and the violence that is as a result. Yet, Shell refuses to leave despite the violence because so much capital would be lost.