Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/10/2001 | (Du Pont) (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Monsanto) (Sumitomo Group) (SANDOZ) (Bayer) | Pesticide manufacturers have abandoned a stockpile of highly toxic obsolete pesticides threatening health of residents and livestock, soil, and local water supplies - most dangerous of which originate from Bayer. | Kathmandu, Nepal | Greenpeace | Pollution | |
| 17/10/2001 | Union Carbide (Owned by Dow Chemical) | Pesticide manufacturers have abandoned a stockpile of highly toxic obsolete pesticides threatening health of residents and livestock, soil, and local water supplies - most dangerous of which originate from Bayer. | Kathmandu, Nepal | Greenpeace | Pollution | |
| 09/11/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | At least 3 dead, 17 injured from oil pipeline fire. | Nigeria | Planetark, Reuters | Deaths, Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
| 12/11/2001 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Unacceptable levels of at least one metal or pesticide were found in 156 out of an 181 resident sample's bloodstream living near Shell factory caused by over 20 year pesticide exposure; 88 suffer chronic contamination; 59 suffered from thyroid or liver tumors - says state's health watchdog. | São Paulo, Brazil | Planetark, Reuters | Injuries & Diseases, Negligence | |
| 19/04/2002 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Lyondell Chemical Company) (Access Industries) | Companies found liable for dumping fuel additive MTBE in Tahoe lake. Shell & Lyondell also withheld information over its defects. Settlement - $33 million. | San Francisco, CA, United States | Planetark, Reuters | Fraud, Pollution | |
| 12/08/2002 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Chevron) | Locals blame oil companies over violent encounter with security agents; 800 protesters injured; 15 women missing. | Warri, Nigeria | Vanguard, allAfrica | Abduction & Kidnap, Beatings & Violence, Injuries & Diseases | |
| 21/11/2002 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | 33,000 barrels of crude oil spilled in river estuary - poisoning animals and vegetation - from Shell boat collision with other vessel. 500 city residents and mayor file lawsuit over insufficient clean up. | Magdalena, Argentina | Planetark, Reuters | Pollution | |
| 20/02/2003 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Explosion at abandoned oil well causes major oil spill polluting farmlands and creeks . | Ogoni, Nigeria | IRIN | Pollution | |
| 11/03/2003 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Communities protest over torment and harassment by soldiers guarding Shell facilities. | Nigeria | Vanguard, GPF | Beatings & Violence | |
| 14/04/2004 | Yukos Oil Company | $35 billion bill for tax evasion - previous manager jailed; company seized by authorities. | Russia | The Telegraph | Tax Evasion |