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Nigeria: Nigeria - Shell's Divestment Plan Sparks Debate
DW, 18 January 2024
A plan by Shell to sell off a Nigerian subsidiary has to be approved by the government in Abuja. The energy multinational says it wants to restructure. Activists see a bid to avoid… Read more »
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Nigeria: Shell Closes Nearly Century-Old Operation on Nigerian Onshore Oil Sites
allAfrica, 15 January 2024
British oil company Shell's increasing challenges with pipeline sabotage, lawsuits and environmental damages claims against subsidiary Shell Nigeria, may be some of the reasons for… Read more »
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Nigeria: Amnesty Kicks Against Shell Nigeria's Selling of Onshore Business
Daily Trust, 17 January 2024
Shell Plc has agreed to sell its Nigerian onshore oil business to a consortium of local companies for more than $1.3 billion. Read more »
Shell Sells Onshore Oil, Gas Stake In Nigeria
Shell UK is set to conclude its Nigerian onshore oil and gas interests, selling its subsidiary to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to U.S.$2.4 billion. The oil giant will keep its offshore oil interests, writes Esther Rose for AllAfrica.
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A Nigerian High Court has ruled that 13,000 fishermen and farmers can bring claims against oil giant Shell for violating their right to a clean environment under Nigerian law Read more »
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The UK Supreme Court has ruled that it's too late for Nigeria's Niger Delta region to lodge pollution claims against energy giant Shell for a huge oil spill more than one decade ... Read more »
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Nigeria's new government, which will be sworn in on May 29, 2023, must ensure that oil giant Shell's planned sale of its operations in the Niger Delta, does not lead to a further ... Read more »
