Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Pollution(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/12/2004 | Sapref (Co-owned by Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Co-owned by BP (Beyond Petroleum)) | Toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and benzene coming from refineries poisons air, and cause high incidence of cancer and respiratory ailments among residents, NGO says. | Dourban South Africa | BBC | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 13/12/2004 | Engen (Owned by PETRONAS) | Toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxides and benzene coming from refineries poisons air, and cause high incidence of cancer and respiratory ailments among residents, NGO says. | Durban South Africa | BBC | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 21/01/2005 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Exxon Mobil) (BP (Beyond Petroleum)) | 300 Russian Islanders protest against oil companies for depletion of fish stocks, and destroyed forests and pastures allegedly caused by Sakhalin platform. | Sakhalin, Russia | Planet Ark - Reuters | Pollution | |
| 05/02/2008 | Sinopec Group | Red sign warning issued by Guangdong Provincial Environment Bureau due to excessive emissions/serious environmental pollution accidents - company placed under strict supervision. | Guangdong, China | China CSR | Climate Change, Pollution | |
| 04/07/2007 | Sinopec Group | Failing to meet waste water treatment requirements according to State Environmental Protection Administration; chronic river pollution in several regions - pollution fine + halting of operations. | China | Reuters | Pollution | |
| 24/12/2005 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Gas flaring continues, despite Nigerian Federal Court orders to halt. | Nigeria | BBC | Climate Change, Pollution | |
| 25/11/2005 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Impact assessment report suggests Shell downplayed environmental risks of Shakhalin II project, including possibility of Grey Whale extinction and destruction of salmon spawning areas. | Sakhalin, Russia | WWF, The Guardian | Habitat Extinction, Lobbying, Pollution | |
| 25/02/2006 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell ordered to pay damages for pollution; degradation of creeks; spoiling of crops and fishing - $1.5 billion. | Bayelsa, Nigeria | The Guardian | Negligence, Pollution | |
| 12/04/2006 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Court in Lagos orders Shell to stop gas flaring practices. | Nigeria | The Guardian | Climate Change, Pollution | |
| 12/12/1999 | TOTAL | 'Erika' oil tanker, managed by Total, sinks; 30,000 barrels of heavy fuel oil dumped into Atlantic sea; considered one of biggest environmental disasters in France; immense damages to local fishing industry; Total charged with negligence - 200m euros in damages + 375,000 euros fine. | Britanny coast, France | BBC | Negligence, Pollution |