LAGOS (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has initiated international arbitration against Nigeria over a dispute regarding an oil spill that took place five decades ago, according to a filing with the World ...

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been an ecological disaster zone, scarred by decades of spills that have killed trees and other plants. Oil giants Eni and Shell have been accused of serious ...

Amnesty International stated on Thursday that the oil company Shell bears responsibility for cleaning up and remedying historic oil pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, despite the company’s divestment ...

Shell Plc is seeking to hide from scrutiny over pollution in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta, lawyers for over 13,000 Nigerians said in London's High Court on Tuesday, charges that the corporation ...

Off the coast of Nigeria, one of the world’s largest oil production ships, called the Bonga, was taking oil from a field on the ocean floor and transferring it to a tanker ship. Such transfers are ...

Nigeria was devastated by two oil spills in 2008, and it's still trying to clean up the mess. It may finally recover with a trial to hold those responsible accountable. According to Amnesty ...

London's High Court has rejected Debevoise & Plimpton's bid to dismiss key claims against Shell in a Niger Delta oil spill lawsuit brought by two Nigerian communities, allowing the case to proceed to ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch appeals court on Friday will decide whether Royal Dutch Shell is responsible for damage caused by oil spills in the Niger Delta, in a ruling which could pave the way for ...

Shell Plc has reported a significant 122% increase in operational oil spill incidents in Nigeria in 2024, driven largely by equipment failures and persistent sabotage, according to its newly released ...