A recent oil spill has wreaked havoc in the Rumuoduwere community, located in the Elelenwo clan of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State. The spill, which took place on Sunday, is believed to have originated from a Shell Petroleum…
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed an oil leak from the Nembe Oilfields operated by Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Limited at Nembe in Bayelsa. The Head of NOSDRA’s field Office in Yenagoa, Mr Solomon…
Foropa, a fishing settlement along the Atlantic coastline in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has reported a ‘mystery’ oil spill that left the coastline polluted. Mystery spills refer to crude oil leaks from unknown sources where there are…
About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the Nov. 15 oil spill from the offshore Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies. The FPSO located 130 kilometres off the Atlantic coastline from Port Harcourt has…
Oil major, Shell Plc’s has gone for an appeal to overturn an almost $2 billion award against the company for allegedly spilling oil in Nigeria. The energy giant is challenging a November 2020 judgment in favour of community members claiming a leak…
A local government in the Niger Delta is disputing the conclusion of an investigation over who was to blame for a five-week oil spill, with potentially significant implications for affected communities’ prospects of securing compensation. Lagos-based Aiteo Eastern E&P Co.…
…compensation satisfies final judgement-Shell spokesman …blames spill on 3rd party during civil war The people of Ogoni in Rivers State got justice on Wednesday as the multinational oil company, Shell Petroleum Company, agreed to pay N45.9 billion for the losses…
The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa, resulting in its shutdown. The cause of the leakage, according to the…
The Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice on Monday said the failure of Chevron Nigeria Limited to accept responsibility for the Gbaramatu oil spill was to undermine the wellbeing and environment of people living in the affected communities. CEPEJ said…
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), an NGO, has described as a healthy development the recent judgement by the Netherland’s court of appeal that held Shell liable for the oil spills it caused across Nigeria’s coastal communities…
