Shell documents reveal ‘basket’ pipeline, missing wells, $10.9 billion clean-up liability in Niger Delta – Report
Internal Shell documents disclosed in a United Kingdom court case have exposed what rights groups describe as years of neglected infrastructure, weak environmental oversight and attempts to minimise the cost of pollution in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, raising fresh questions over the company’s environmental record before its exit from the country’s onshore oil business.
One internal communication cited in the report said the Nigerian security agency responsible for pipeline protection accused Shell of being “complicit” in oil theft because illegal connections were not promptly removed.” Long history of pollution claims The latest report adds to growing international scrutiny of Shell’s environmental record in Nigeria.
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