Health, Safety & Environment

UK court hears case against Shell on behalf of 40,000 Nigerians

November 23, 2016 | Company Operations, Health, Safety & Environment, Nigeria

London, UK | – A legal case on behalf of more than 40,000 Nigerians against multinational oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has started in the High Court in London. Lawyers for the Nigerian claimants want the High Court to rule that a compensation hearing can be conducted in London. Royal Dutch Shell maintains the case should be heard in Nigerian courts. The hearing before Justice Fraser, expected to finish on Thursday, is hearing legal arguments on whether the British courts can hear two …

Helicopter crashes en route to Chevron Angola oil platform, at least four dead

September 27, 2016 | Angola, Health, Safety & Environment

Luanda, Angola | –  Four people died and two were missing after a helicopter crashed en route to a Chevron oil platform off the Angolan coast, the U.S. oil company said on Tuesday. The helicopter left Malongo port in Angola’s Cabinda province on Monday at 1523 local time to make the short journey to the Tombua-Landana offshore oil platform but never arrived. “The helicopter did not reach its intended destination. It was carrying five passengers and one pilot,” Chevron said in a statement, adding that …

Shell Nigeria investigates oil spill at Forcados Terminal

February 16, 2016 | Health, Safety & Environment, Nigeria

Port Harcourt, Nigeria | – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), a subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch Shell is investigating the source of a crude oil spill which was observed on water around Forcados Terminal on Sunday February 14,2016. Media Relations Manager of SPDC, Mr Precious Okolobo said in a press release that the initial investigation will enable the company to quickly determine what suitable response was further needed. According to him,SPDC JV and third party production into the terminal is being suspended as …

Shell to be held accountable for Nigeria oil spills – says Dutch Court

December 21, 2015 | Health, Safety & Environment, Nigeria

London, UK | – A Dutch appeals court ruled on Friday that Royal Dutch Shell can be held liable for oil spills at its Nigerian subsidiary, in a landmark decision Friday. In a five minute hearing at The Hague, judges said that the Dutch legal system has the authority to rule on any forthcoming cases launched by those seeking compensation from the multinational oil company Shell. Judges also ordered the oil giant to hand over company documents relating to the 2008 oil spills in the …

Shell accused of lying over Nigerian oil spill cleanup

November 04, 2015 | Health, Safety & Environment, Nigeria

London, UK | – Amnesty International and the Centre for Environment, Human Rights and Development (CEHRD) have charged Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell with failing to implement recommendations from a critical 2011 United Nations report. Amnesty and the CEHRD’s claims come in a new report, titled Clean It Up: Shell’s False Claims About Oil Spill Response in the Niger Delta. The 38-page document says most of the recommendations of a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report had not been implemented since its publication five years ago. Of the 15 areas visited …

BP settles New Orleans with $45million over 2010 spill

July 10, 2015 | Gulf of Mexico, Health, Safety & Environment, United States & Canada

New Orleans, US | – BP plc offered a $45 million settlement to New Orleans, which will use the funds for water management and coastal restoration, the city’s mayor said. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced the acceptance of the settlement offer from BP, which he said devastated the city’s economy and environment when the cascading series of failures sank the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. “We will continue to deal with the long-term impacts of this disaster for years to come. However, this …

ExxonMobil absolves self from oil spill at Ibeno QIT in Nigeria

April 28, 2015 | Health, Safety & Environment, Nigeria

Lagos, Nigeria |  – Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN Joint Venture, has said that the suspected oil spill that sparked protest from the youths of its host community was not from any of its facility. The Manager, Media and Communication, ExxonMobil, Ogechukwu Udeagha, offered the explanation yesterday, while responding to questions from reporters. “Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/MPN Joint Venture, observed intermittent patches of an oil based substance along …

Amnesty International warns on ‘seriously alarming’ Nigeria oil spills

March 19, 2015 | Health, Safety & Environment, Nigeria

Anglo-Dutch Shell reported 204 spills in 2014, while the Italian Eni admitted 349. London, UK | – Amnesty International a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights on Thursday said two major oil companies operating in Nigeria, Shell and Eni, reported a combined 553 oil spills in 2014, a “seriously alarming” figure that qualifies as a “national emergency.” The human rights watchdog said that analysis of the latest figures released by both companies established that Anglo-Dutch Shell plc reported 204 spills last year, while the Italian …