Strike halts oil production at Shell's Gabon unit

LIBREVILLE, March 25 (Reuters) - A strike by oil workers at Shell's (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) Gabonese subsidiary has halted its production of 60,000 barrels a day of crude since Thursday, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.

"The company ... has totally halted production since Thursday," said Shell Gabon spokesman Roger Ratanga. "The national production of Shell Gabon is 60,000 barrels a day." (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: africa.reuters.com/) (Reporting by Antoine Lawson; writing by Daniel Flynn)