Archives: Incidents
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2008 | (Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)) (Eni) | Oil spill and poor clean-up practices by locals cause environmental hazard on soil and water. | Niger Delta, Nigeria | IRIN News | Pollution | |
| 03/04/2008 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | Shell still using gas flaring in the Niger Delta - strong greenhouse gas contributions, causing acid rain and ground water contamination. | Niger Delta, Nigeria | The Economist | Climate Change, Pollution | |
| 01/04/2008 | Chevron | Wikileaks cables indicate that Chevron lobbied the US Government to end trade preferences with Ecuador over 'Lago Agrio oil field' lawsuit. | United States | Amazon Watch | Lobbying | |
| 01/01/1993 - 01/01/1967 | Texaco (Subsidiary of Chevron) | Allegations that 'Lago Agrio oil field' operations polluted rainforests and rivers, resulting in serious damages to environment and health of locals. | Ecuador and Peru | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
| 01/06/2001 - 01/01/1989 | Exxon Mobil | Allegations of knowing assistance to human rights violations including torture, rape, and murder by employing and providing material support to Indonesian military forces, who committed the alleged offenses during civil unrest. | Aceh, Indonesia | Business & Human Rights Resource Center, The New York Times | Beatings & Violence, Killings, Terrorism, Torture | |
| 29/03/2013 | Exxon Mobil | 'Mayflower' oil spill occurs after pipeline raptures; release of 3,000 barrels of oil; homes evacuated; violation of federal Clean Water Act and state environmental laws - $5.07 million. | Mayflower, Arkansas, United States | Reuters | Pollution | |
| 02/07/2011 | Exxon Mobil | 'Yellowstone River' oil spill occurs after pipeline raptures; estimated 1000 barrels of oil leak into river; Oil executives criticised for conflicting accounts of breach and regulators accused of failing to ensure safe operation. | Yellowstone River, MT, United States | The Guardian | Fraud, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 24/03/1989 | Exxon Mobil | 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill occurs after oil tanker is struck by reef; considered the most devastating human-caused environmental disaster; leak of 11 million US galons of oil; immense wildlife death toll; local fishing industry irreparably damaged; Exxon widely criticized for its slow clean-up response - $500 million in punitive damages. | Prince William Sound, Valdez-Cordova, AK, United States | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, US Environmental Protection Agency | Habitat Extinction, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 31/08/2008 | Shell (Royal Dutch Shell) | US government releases emails of Shell officials downplaying the significance of Russian environmental audit of Shakhalin II energy project by persuading the Atomic Energy Authority to disperse the findings through the report to receive vital bank funding. The project's environmental projection is dire; 1.6m tonnes of carbon dioxide; threat to endangered species and other wildlife. | The Guardian | Climate Change, Habitat Extinction, Lobbying, Pollution | ||
| 30/11/2008 - 01/10/2008 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | US Regulators allege that BP manipulated the gas market through fraudulently trading physical natural gas in markets and trading points to increase the value of financial swing spread positions. | Texas, US | Reuters | Fraud, Market Fraud & Antitrust |