Jun 6th, 2015
by John Donovan.

6 June 2015
Oil Spillage: S-Court Orders Shell to Pay N30m to Four Communities
The Supreme Court, yesterday, ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited to pay the sum of N30,288,681 to four communities in Delta State.
The apex court found the company culpable for the oil spillage that adversely affected the communities about 32 years ago.
The communities to benefit from the judgment of the court yesterday are Obotobo, Sokebolo, Ofogbene (Ezon Burutu) and Ekeremor Zion (Ezon Asa).
Some leaders of the communities had in 1983, dragged the oil company before a High Court of the then Bendel State. read more
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Jun 6th, 2015
by John Donovan.

Explorers 2015: Shell pressing ahead in Chukchi after setbacks
Company is mobilizing fleet after three-year hiatus, still waiting for final approval of exploration plan
Eric Lidji For Petroleum News: 7 June 2015
After a tiny step forward and many large leaps backward, Royal Dutch Shell plc is once again planning to explore its Burger prospect in the Chukchi Sea this summer.
“We have retained a very significant capability to be ready this year to go ahead,” CEO Ben van Beurden said during a January earnings call. “And we’ve kept all our capability in place, tuned it, upgraded it just to be ready to drill this coming summer season.”
By “capability,” van Beurden was referring to the fleet required for conducting drilling operations in the remote Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of the Alaska. read more
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