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Groups hail ECOWAS Court judgement holding Nigerian govt., multination...

December 17, 2012 no comments

A judgement by the West African region ECOWAS court which holds the Nigerian government and multinationals responsible for years of pollution in the oil-rich Niger Delta is being hailed by activists ...

NUPENG threatens nationwide shut down of Shell operations

November 26, 2012 no comments

Members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural GasWorkers, NUPENG, have threatened a nationwide shut down of operations of oil giant Shell Petroleum Development Company. Union workers have lau...

Shell rejects Nigerian farmers’ compensation suit

October 11, 2012 no comments

Oil-producing giant Royal Dutch Shell has denied claims made by four Nigerian farmers that the firm should pay compensation for damages done to their land. The Niger Delta farmers told a Dutch court ...

Shell shuts down major pipeline after fire outbreak

October 2, 2012 no comments

A major pipeline belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, SPDC, was shut down on Sunday after a fire outbreak, the company said in a statement. The oil giant shut its 28-inch ...

“Bad PIB will deter investment” – Shell Nigeria says...

September 27, 2012 no comments

Royal Dutch Shell is kicking against the newly proposed Petroleum Industry Bill, currently before the National Assembly. The oil giant says should the bill be approved by the Senate, it would prove h...

Shell pays Nigeria security forces millions of dollars for protection

August 20, 2012 no comments

Nigeria’s security forces are reportedly getting paid tens of millions of dollars a year to provide protection for installations and staff of the Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta, the Guard...

Shell kicks against $5 billion fine it faces over Bonga oil spill

July 19, 2012 no comments

Royal Dutch Shell is kicking against the proposed $5 billion fine it is set to face from Nigerian authorities over the Bonga oil spill. The proposed fine, which comes some seven months after some 40,...

Nigeria to fine Shell $5 billion for Bonga oil spill

July 17, 2012 no comments

(Reuters) – Nigerian regulators have told parliament that Royal Dutch Shell should be fined $5 billion for environmental damaged caused by an oil spill at its offshore Bonga field, one of the b...

Heritage Oil: Analysts cautious of $850 million Nigeria deal

July 4, 2012 no comments

Analysts have warned that violence and industry-sized vandalism in Nigeria’s oil-producing south could pose a serious risk for Heritage Oil (LON:HOIL) who recently signed a $850 million in Nige...

Nigeria House of Reps to investigate $1.1 billion oil block scandal

June 1, 2012 no comments

The House of Representatives says it plans to launch investigations into allegations of a shady oil deal over the sale of oil block OPL 245, which involved President Goodluck Jonathan, some of his to...

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