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People in the affected areas complain about health issues including breathing problems and skin lesions; many have lost basic human rights such as health, access to food, clean water, and an ability to work. [23] [39] On 30 January 2013 a Dutch court ruled that Shell is liable for the pollution in the Niger Delta.
Shell Nigeria is the common name for Shell plc's Nigerian operations carried out through four subsidiaries—primarily Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). [2] Royal Dutch Shell's joint ventures account for more than 21% of Nigeria 's total petroleum production (629,000 barrels per day (100,000 m 3 /d) (bpd) in 2009).
Shell said Tuesday it agreed to sell its onshore business in Nigeria’s Niger Delta to a consortium of companies in a deal worth $2.4 billion, the latest move by the energy company to limit its ...
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), is a social movement organization representing the indigenous Ogoni people [1] [2] of Rivers State, Nigeria.The Ogoni contend that Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), along with other petroleum multinationals and the Nigerian government, have destroyed their environment, polluted their rivers, and provided no benefits in return ...
Royal Dutch Shell hasn't had the best experience in Nigeria, where oil spills, theft, and vandalism have cost the company as much as 100,000 barrels of oil per day in lost production. To rectify ...
Over the past few years, Shell has been plagued by a couple of major operational debacles. The first is its beleaguered oil campaign in Alaska, which the company recently decided to put on pause ...
Nigeria was the world's tenth largest oil exporter. The abundant oil reserves resulted in widespread exploitation. The Niger Delta region encompasses about 8% of Nigeria's landmass and is the largest wetlands region on the African continent. Oil drilling in the region began in the 1950s.
Between 2006 and 2009, attacks against oil companies in Nigeria resulted in a 28% production decline. Production ramped up again in 2009, as crime declined following a period of amnesty when the ...