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                    [Title] => Shell raises alarm over crude oil theft in southern Nigeria
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The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria has expressed concerns over the increasing cases of organized theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta region of the country.

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LAGOS (Xinhua) - Three more Filipino crew members of the hijacked MV Spirit were rescued by Nigerian security forces, an official said yesterday.

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DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr. said the eight Filipinos, along with three South Korean workers of Daewoo Engineering and Construction Corp., were taken to the Governor’s House at Port Harcourt, Rivers State at around midnight, Manila time.
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"We learned that three expatriate oil workers from the Philippines were taken hostage this morning around Port Harcourt by unknown armed men," a senior official of a major oil company told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The police could not immediately confirm the incident, coming a day after a German oil worker was abducted.
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"They have been released a bit earlier today," Rivers State spokesman Emmanuel Okah said by telephone, adding that security officials were accompanying the men to government headquarters in Port Harcourt, capital of oil-rich Rivers State.

"Government officials and diplomats from the Philippines embassy are there waiting for them," he said.
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The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria has expressed concerns over the increasing cases of organized theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta region of the country.

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LAGOS (Xinhua) - Three more Filipino crew members of the hijacked MV Spirit were rescued by Nigerian security forces, an official said yesterday.

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DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr. said the eight Filipinos, along with three South Korean workers of Daewoo Engineering and Construction Corp., were taken to the Governor’s House at Port Harcourt, Rivers State at around midnight, Manila time.
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"We learned that three expatriate oil workers from the Philippines were taken hostage this morning around Port Harcourt by unknown armed men," a senior official of a major oil company told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The police could not immediately confirm the incident, coming a day after a German oil worker was abducted.
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"They have been released a bit earlier today," Rivers State spokesman Emmanuel Okah said by telephone, adding that security officials were accompanying the men to government headquarters in Port Harcourt, capital of oil-rich Rivers State.

"Government officials and diplomats from the Philippines embassy are there waiting for them," he said.
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