Royal Dutch Shell said it started operations at the third phase of operations in the deep waters off the coast of OPEC-member Nigeria. Shell said its Nigerian exploration and production company started production at the third phase of the offshore Bonga prospect . “This new start-up is another important milestone for Bonga, adding valuable new production to this major facility,” upstream director Andrew Brown said in a statement. Shell last year started oil production from the deepwater Bonga North West development off the coast of Nigeria. At its peak, the company said the third phase of operations offshore Nigeria should be around 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent. Nigeria was among the member states contributing most to the production from Organization of Petroleum Exporting […]