Shell ordered by Dutch Court to pay damages for oil spillages in farmlands and fishponds.
Incident Tag: Pollution
Matanza Riachuelo lawsuit (re Argentina)
Residents of Villa Inflamble filed a lawsuit against the ‘Argentinian Government, Government of the city of Buenos Aires, and 44 businesses for damages to their health suffered as a result of the pollution of Matanza-Riachuelo River.’
Press Release – Shell faces legal action over Nigerian Pollution
Shell faces lawsuit from fishermen and farmers in the Niger Delta of Nigeria after contamination to fishponds and farmlands by oil spills.
Nigeria: Bad information: Oil spill investigations in the Niger Delta
Shell accused of not adequately assessing and providing false information regarding oil spills in Nigeria.
Nigeria: No progress: An evaluation of the implementation of UNEP’s environmental assessment of Ogoniland, three years on
Three Years after UN Environmental Program’s assessment of fifty years’ oil pollution in Ogoniland, Shell has not progressed in cleaning the oil contaminated land and drinking water.
Colombian farmers sue BP over oil pipeline’s alleged impact
Colombian farmers are suing BP for economic losses suffered from pipeline environmental devastation – £18 million.
Oil spillage: S-Court orders Shell to pay N30m to four communities in Delta
Supreme Court orders Shell to pay to four communities in Delta – N30 million.
CLEAN IT UP Shell’s false claims about oil spill response in the Niger Delta
Multiple contaminated sites from oil spills, some dating back 45 years, have not been properly restored. Spills contaminate drinking water and expose people to serious health risks.
Nigeria: Hundreds of oil spills continue to blight Niger Delta
Shell reported 204 Niger Delta oil spills in 2014.
Nigeria: Hundreds of oil spills continue to blight Niger Delta
ENI responsible for 349 oil spills in 2014, more than 500 oil spills in 2013, and 474 oil spills from operations in 2012, says Amnesty.