NDDC looks to development partners, donor agencies for Niger Delta development
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has called on development partners and donor agencies to join hands with the Commission to transform the Niger Delta region into a model of…
Nigeria investigates Shell’s Trans Niger pipeline spill
June 27, 2023 Nigerian authorities and Shell’s local subsidiary were on Monday investigating the cause of a spill on the Trans Niger pipeline that lasted several days. The 180,000-barrel-per-day pipeline…
Bayelsa pollution report: Shell, Agip fault claims of liability
May 17, 2023 Major oil firms operating oilfields in Bayelsa have faulted claims by the Bayelsa Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) in its final report presented to Gov. Douye Diri…
Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up Bayelsa oil spills – report
May 17, 2023 Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up decades-old oil spills in southern Bayelsa state over a 12-year period, a new report said on Tuesday, and singled out…
Shell wins UK Supreme Court case on 2011 oil spill off Nigerian coast
May 10, 2023 The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue two Shell subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill they…
Energy security will be achieved by the realisation of Nigeria’s Decade of Gas Initiatives – Kyari
April 20, 2023 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), says that energy security will rightly be achieved by the realisation of Nigeria’s Decade of Gas Initiatives inaugurated in…
Explosion at TNP pipeline in Rivers traced to oil theft, Shell regrets loss of lives
By Nathan Nwakamma The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says investigation into Friday’s explosion at the Rumuekpe section of Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Rivers, shows the blast…
Equinor Joins Western Oil Firms’ Retreat From Nigeria -Sources
Jan. 26, 2023 Norway’s Equinor has launched the sale of its stake in an offshore Nigerian oilfield, joining a retreat by Western energy firms from the West African country as…
Shell to pay 15 mln euros in settlement over Nigerian oil spills
Dec 23, 2022 Shell will pay 15 million euros ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company…
Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power
September 28, 2022 Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will purchase African solar provider Daystar Power as it expands its global renewables portfolio, the companies said on Wednesday. Shell is one…