Survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a UK lawsuit against British oil giant Shell, seeking financial compensation for climate-related devastation, three NGOs supporting claimants announced today. Typhoon Rai struck the southern and central regions of the Philippines in mid-December 2021, toppling power lines and tre...
•Shell Halliburton has been awarded an integrated drilling and completion services contract by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), in partnership with Sunlink Energies, to support the development of the HI gas field in OML 144, offshore Nigeria. The project will supply feed gas to the Nigeria LNG Train 7 facility, report...
The High Court in London has ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for historic oil pollution in the Niger Delta, a decision that paves the way for a full trial in 2027. The case, brought by the Bille and Ogale communities in Rivers State, relates to decades […]
•Shell Plc Shell Plc is working with advisers to evaluate a potential acquisition of rival BP Plc. The international oil major is waiting for further stock and oil price declines before deciding whether to pursue a bid, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter, reports Bloomberg News. The oil major has been more […]
Chief Executive Officer of ND Western Limited, Lanre Kalejaiye, has described the completion of the $2.4 billion acquisition of assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria as historic and the beginning of a new dawn in the energy sector. Renaissance Africa Energy Company, a consortium of ND Western and other firms, last wee...
•Protest against oil spillage in Ogale community, Rivers State People from Ogale community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State are protesting oil spillage allegedly caused by Shell Nigeria. The protest which is presently ongoing at a Shell Oil Serv Facility, the same area the pill spill occurred about two weeks ago in Ogale, [&helli...
•Oil spillage in Ogoniland The clean-up project in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region by Shell has been described as a “con” and a “scam” that has wasted money and left the people of the land to continue living with the devastating impact of oil pollution—13 years after a ground-breaking UN report exposed the seriousness […]...
No fewer than 170 young graduates have benefitted from the NCDMB/PETAN/SPDC JV Graduate Internship programme, in which they were attached to indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors for hands-on experience. Some 133 of the interns have been employed by the companies indicating the success of the pr...
The plan by Shell to sell its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other multinational oil companies without cleaning up the pollution in the Niger Delta communities and restoring the ecosystem has sparked protests in Bayelsa State. Women from Bayelsa and other Niger Delta states who decried the plan staged a pro...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it has not approved Shell International Plc’s bid to sell its onshore assets to Renaissance. The transaction for the assets is valued at $1.3 billion, reports Nigerian Tribune. A statement signed by NUPRC Head, Public Affairs and Corporate Communication, Mrs Olaide Shonola titl...
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