Severe environmental incident declared in Niger after oil blowout
A huge blowout of oil and gas in Niger's remote eastern desert has caused an environmental incident of "exceptional severity", the petroleum ministry announced on Monday.
The blowout at the Goumeri W8 oil well, around 1,700 kilometres (1,000 miles) from the capital Niamey, occurred on September 25, according to a ministry statement read out on national TV.characterised by the spewing of large quantities of crude oil and gas to a height of over 10 metres (33 feet)", the statement said.
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