Nigeria Group Rejects Shell's Spill Payout
Oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell is ready to pay up to U.S.$51 million in compensation for two oil spills in Bodo, Nigeria in 2008, but the lawyer representing the claimants has rejected its offer, saying that the company may face a far bigger payout after a London court ruled it could be liable for damages.
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Nigeria:
Shell Risks Fresh Compensation Claims After UK Court Ruling
This Day, 24 June 2014
Amnesty International has stated that last week's UK court ruling finally paved the way for Shell to be held accountable for devastating oil pollution in the Niger Delta. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Claimants Reject Shell's U.S.$51 Million Offer Over Nigeria Oil Spills
Leadership, 23 June 2014
Oil giant, Royal Dutch Shell is ready to pay up to $51 million in compensation for two oil spills in Bodo, Nigeria in 2008, but the lawyer representing the claimants have rejected… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shell Offers to Pay N81 Billion for Oil Spill in Bodo, Nigeria
Premium Times, 21 June 2014
The Royal Dutch Shell, the parent group for Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, of Nigeria, on Friday described as "exaggerated claims", demands by Bodo Community in Rivers… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Court to Make Ruling On Bodo, Shell Lawsuit
CAJ News, 20 June 2014
AMNESTY International, the rights group, is hopeful justice will prevail today in the lawsuit local communities brought against oil giant, Shell. Read more »
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A hearing in a London court has commenced into a compensation claim brought by 15,000 members of the Bodo community in Rivers State who are seeking damages from oil giant Shell, ... Read more »