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October 16th, 2016:

Shell faces possible Dutch lawsuit over Nigerian activist’s execution

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By Tom Bergin | LONDON

The widow of a Nigerian activist is planning to sue Royal Dutch Shell in the Dutch courts alleging the oil company was complicit in the execution of her husband by the Nigerian military in 1995, court documents filed in the United States last week show.

Esther Kiobel has filed an application in New York to secure documents from Shell’s U.S. lawyers, which she could use in the Dutch action.

The filings with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of New York said she planned to begin that action before the end of the year. read more

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Shell struggles to keep lavish divis gushing

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Danny Fortson: October 16, 2016

Something, at some point, has to give at Shell.

Chief executive Ben van Beurden made an epic bet last year when he agreed to pay £35bn to take over rival BG. The deal, struck in the midst of an oil and natural gas price downturn, was predicated on a recovery that has yet to materialise.

The longer the price slump goes on, the greater the strain on Shell’s balance sheet. And the harder it will be to make good on van Beurden’s pledge to sell $30bn (£24.6bn) of assets by 2018 to offset the cost of BG. read more

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