ERHC Energy Inc (ERHE)

[Homeport]

"Independent auditors estimate that up to 13 million barrels of oil have been spilt in the Delta, an amount equivalent to an Exxon Valdez disaster every year for 40 years.

"The Niger Delta is home to some 31 million people, the majority of whom live in abject poverty despite the $600bn in oil revenues generated since extraction began in 1958.

"Nigeria's own watchdog reports that there are 2,000 current spills, the majority of them from Shell operations."