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Nigeria: MEND, Clark Condemn Bombing of Shell’s Bonny Pipeline

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By Chiemelie Ezeobi and Sylvester Idowu: 26 Sept 2016

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday condemned in strong terms, the renewed hostilities by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).

The group at the weekend claimed responsibility for the bombing of Bonny pipeline in Rivers State.

MEND also dissociated itself from the ‘holier than thou’ and arrogant attitude of the Pan-Niger Delta Group over the proposed Niger Delta Summit convened by the federal government. read more

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Nigeria: Militants Bomb Shell Pipeline in Delta

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By Sylvester Idowu: 19 July 2016

Warri — Daring militants Monday blasted an oil pipeline belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Batan community in Warri South West Local Government area of Delta State.

Security sources told THISDAY that the incident occurred at SPDC Camp Five at about 1 a.m. with a huge fire enveloping the site of the attack.

“Suspected militants attacked the SPDC pipeline in Batan at about 1 a.m. with dynamites. As I am speaking, the place is engulfed with fire but efforts are being made to put it off,” one security source said. read more

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Activists Prank Shell, Hijack ‘Science Slam’ in Berlin

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Every day in Nigeria, approximately 350,000 litres of oil are spilled, destroying the livelihood of much of the population. Shell pays off warlords and corrupt governments to continue drilling there,” the group said on a website it made for the campaign.

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Nigeria: Oil Spill in Nigeria – Activists Prank Shell, Hijack “Science Slam” in Berlin #Slamshell

Some young environmental activists, pretending to be scientists, on Wednesday pulled off a creative and subversive prank on Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell, in Berlin to demand cleaner business practices in Nigeria and elsewhere.

The group, Peng! Collective, pretended to be scientists who had created a machine to reduce carbon dioxide only to turn around to expose Shell for the “evil” spills they cause in Nigeria. They also asked the oil company to stop drilling plans in the Arctic. read more

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Nigeria: Shell Oil Pipeline Shuts Again

Royal Dutch Shell has closed a key oil pipeline due to oil theft less than a week after it announced it had reopened, underscoring the huge challenges faced by Africa’s largest oil exporter.

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Royal Dutch Shell has closed a key oil pipeline due to oil theft less than a week after it announced it had reopened, underscoring the huge challenges faced by Africa’s largest oil exporter.

Leaks from crude oil theft on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Nigeria have continued, causing a further shut-in of Bonny Light grade oil, Shell said on Friday.

An estimated 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil was stolen from pipelines in the Niger Delta in the first quarter of this year, the report by London-based Chatham House said, not including the unknown quantities stolen from export terminals. read more

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Chevron, Shell’s Withdrawal From OKLNG Will Not Affect Gas Agenda

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Abuja — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has allayed the fears that the recent decision of Shell and Chevron Nigeria Limited to withdraw from the Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas Project (OKLNG), may derail the President Goodluck Jonathan’s Gas Revolution Agenda launched in March 2011.

In a statement by the acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Tumini Green, the corporation stated that the gas revolution agenda was not only intact but had since taken off with a significant progress in gas supply for power generation and industrial usage. read more

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Nigeria: 10,000 Jobs At Risk, As Chevron, Shell Pull Out From Oklng

Nigeria's unemployment situation is set to worsen, as the fate of about 10,000 workers in the Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas project, OKLNG, is currently on the line, following the pulling out of Chevron and Shell, which threatens the continuation of the project.

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Nigeria: Shell, Chevron, Others Declare $38.76bn Dividend

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Nigerians were once again the losers, as six international oil companies — Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhilips, Chevron, Total, Eni and ExxonMobil — paid their shareholders a dividend of $38.76 billion (N6.201 trillion) in 2013.

The dividends were for the 2012 financial year, which was approved by their respective shareholders a couple of weeks ago.

The dividends declared by the six oil majors represent about 52.93 per cent of the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s, NSE, market capitalization of N11.714 trillion. read more

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Nigeria: Crude Oil Theft – Shell Recants, Says It Lost U.S.$250 Million Not U.S.$700 Million

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Shell Nigeria, Wednesday, denied claims that its parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, lost $700 million (N112 billion) in second quarter 2013, due to crude theft and other sundry issues in Nigeria, saying that the actual amount lost to operational difficulties in Nigeria is $250 million (N40 billion).

The statement by Shell spokesperson, Mr. Precious Okolobo said, “We wish to correct some wrongful interpretation of aspects of Shell Group earnings in second quarter (Q2) earnings as announced on August 1, 2013, by our CEO, Peter Voser. read more

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Nigeria: Senate Committee Summons Halliburton, Shell, Others Over Abuse of Labour Laws

 The Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity has summoned Halliburton, Shell and other oil giants along with notable construction companies over alleged abuse of expatriate regulations and other labour laws.

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The Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity has summoned Halliburton, Shell and other oil giants along with notable construction companies over alleged abuse of expatriate regulations and other labour laws.

According to the committee, which said it discovered the perceived abuse at the weekend, the erring companies are to appear before the committee to explain why they have failed to comply with labour laws.

The committee, which threatened that any company found culpable of the alleged abuse would be punished, added that over 60 per cent of major construction companies and oil giants in the country have refused to comply with labour laws. read more

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Nigeria: Slippery Justice for Victims of Oil Spills

Screen Shot 2012-11-27 at 12.12.54The first lawsuit against Shell outside Nigeria took 13 years to be heard in court. It was filed in 1996 by the family of Ken Saro-Wiwa, an author and activist, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the Alien Tort Statute, a 1789 law that gives non-U.S. citizens the right to file lawsuits in U.S. courts for violations of international law committed outside the U.S. Although Shell settled out of court in 2009 and agreed to pay the Saro-Wiwa family $15.5 million, it denied the charges that included complicity in human rights abuses and inhumane treatment of the Ogoni people.

In a stunning and dramatic legal ruling that echoed from the serene court chambers in the Netherlands to the heart of rural Niger Delta in Nigeria, the District Court of The Hague dismissed all but one of the lawsuits brought against Royal Dutch Shell, an Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company, by a group of farmers seeking compensation for the environmental damage caused by the company.

The lawsuit was filed in 2008 by four fishermen and farmers accusing Shell of ruining their livelihoods through environmental degradation. The claims centred on oil spills that occurred between 2004 and 2007 at the Ibibio-I oil well in the village of Ikot Ada Udo in Akwa Ibom State. read more

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Nigeria: Shell, AGIP, Others Culpable in Crude Oil Theft in Nigeria – Presidency

Multinational oil firms including Shell, Agip and Chevron have complained of increasing rate of oil theft and sabotage of their facilities. Nigeria is estimated to lose about $6 billion annually to oil theft. The theft occurs despite the amnesty granted militants which has seen the federal government spend billions of Naira with some of the militants also securing multi-billion Naira security contracts from both the companies and the government.

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A vessel mv sea express laden with some 2,500 tones of crude impounded by joint task force in the niger delta, operation pulo shield at okuboto creek in bayelsa state.

Nigeria loses billions of dollars annually to crude oil theft.

The presidency has accused multinational oil companies of complicity in the increased rate of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta.

The Special Assistant to the President on Amnesty, Kingsley Kuku, has said the companies are aware that their Nigerian employees engage in oil theft in the Niger Delta region and do nothing about it. read more

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Nigeria: House Summons Shell, Others Over Bonga Oil Spill

The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has summoned the management of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) over an oil spill that occurred at Shell’s Bonga Field in December 2011.

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The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has summoned the management of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) over an oil spill that occurred at Shell’s Bonga Field in December 2011.

Also summoned are the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as well as representatives of about 88 fishing communities located in Warri South-west and Warri North Local Government Areas of Delta State. read more

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Nigeria: Malabu Oil Deal – Reps Report Indicts Adoke, Shell, Agip

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Ten months after its inauguration, the House of Representatives committee which investigated the transaction involving the Federal Government and Shell/Agip Companies and Malabu Oil and Gas Limited in respect of the Sale of Oil Bloc OPL 245 investigating has fingered the attorney- general of the federation (AGF), Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN), Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, SNEPCO and Nigerian Agip Exploration of complicity in the settlement agreement on OPL 245. read more

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Nigeria: EU, Italy, Netherlands to Probe Malabu Oil Deal

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The European Union has promised to commence an investigation into the Malabu oil deal scandal. This follows a letter by international extractive industry advocacy groups, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) and Zero Corruption Coalition (ZCC) have written the Italian and the Netherlands governments urging them to urgently institute an investigation into the Malabu oil deal scandal, LEADERSHIP has learnt.

Copies of the letters dated July 5, 2013, and exclusively obtained by LEADERSHIP, were addressed to Italian Prime Minister, Mr Enrico Letta, and copied the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Emma Bonino, Minister of Economy and Finance, Fabrizio Saccomanni, as well as the Minster of Justice, Annamaria Cancellieri, with the caption “Urgent Need for Italian Investigation and Diplomatic Engagement.” read more

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Nigeria Oil Workers Strike Over Working Conditions

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By Kimeng Hilton Ndukong, 3 July 2013

Labour unions are angry at the alleged inhumane treatment of colleagues by three oil companies.

Oil workers in Nigeria yesterday, July 3, 2013, ended a three-day warning strike over alleged poor working conditions for Nigerian staff in Agip, Chevron and Shell oil companies and the non-implementation of a collective bargaining agreement with petroleum tanker drivers, Thisday newspaper reported.

An emergency meeting on Monday, July 1, 2013 between the Federal government, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and three oil companies, ended in deadlock. NUPENG had earlier on Monday directed all its members at the depots of the concerned oil companies to stop loading petroleum products for three days to protest their treatment by management. The strike was also called to protest the refusal by the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) to implement the signed collective bargaining agreement with petroleum tanker drivers. read more

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Nigeria Loses N2.36 Billion Daily As Shell Shuts Down Pipeline

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21 June 2013

NIGERIA’s daily crude oil output declined by 150,000 barrels, as Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, joint venture, Thursday, said it has shut the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) following an explosion and fire at a crude theft point on the 28″ section of the facility at Bodo West in Ogoni land.

To this end, the country is currently losing about $14.73 million (N2.357 billion) daily, pending when the pipeline is restored.

A statement by Mr. Tony Okonedo, Corporate Media Relations Manager, said that prior to the incident, SPDC had shut down the 28″ TNP to remove crude theft connections, and has now closed the 24″ TNP as a precautionary response to the fire. This means that the entire TNP system, comprising the 28″ and 24″ pipelines have been shut-in. The 24″ TNP will be reopened when it is safe to do so, while the 28″ TNP will remain shut-in until the fire has been extinguished, and investigation and damage assessment completed.” read more

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Shell Corruption in Nigeria

Screen Shot 2013-02-15 at 09.15.38More evidence has emerged to show that global oil giants, Shell and ENI, were very much aware that they were paying over a billion dollars to an ex-con in a shady deal over a Nigerian oil bloc.; An email presented during the trial also mentioned that the Shell official who feted with Mr Etete would refer to someone in The Hague known as “Peter” over the terms of the deal. Curiously, Shell’s CEO is named Peter Voser. Mr. Voser has not responded to questions sent by our partner, Global Witness, a U.K. based international organisation committed to transparency and accountability in the global extractive industry, on whether he is the “Peter” mentioned in the email.

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By Nicholas Ibekwe, 11 March 2013

More evidence has emerged to show that global oil giants, Shell and ENI, were very much aware that they were paying over a billion dollars to an ex-con in a shady deal over a Nigerian oil bloc.

Despite insisting that they had no previous knowledge that a huge chunk of the $1.1billion (N155 billion) they paid to the Nigerian government for oil block OPL-245 will be transferred to Malabu Oil, owned by convicted felon Dan Etete, proceedings from a recent U.K. High Court case shows that Shell, and Italian energy giant, ENI, were aware of the final destination of the money. read more

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Shell Risks Production Decline Over Rigs Repair

Royal Dutch Shell’s production output is likely going to suffer a major decline this year, following its decision to send its two offshore drilling rigs to Asia for repairs: …sending the rigs for repairs will likely mean the cancellation of its second summer of drilling in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, unless it can find replacements…: rigs that are able to operate in harsh Arctic conditions are rare and even if available, would have to be modified and receive approval from the United States’ government…

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By Michael Eboh With Agency Report, 13 February 2013

Royal Dutch Shell’s production output is likely going to suffer a major decline this year, following its decision to send its two offshore drilling rigs to Asia for repairs.

According to reports, sending the rigs for repairs will likely mean the cancellation of its second summer of drilling in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, unless it can find replacements fit to do the work.

The report stated that rigs that are able to operate in harsh Arctic conditions are rare and even if available, would have to be modified and receive approval from the United States’ government to operate in a remote and environmentally sensitive area in less than five months. read more

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Nigeria: Union Shuts Down Shell Operations Nationwide

Nigeria: NUPENG Shuts Down Shell Operations Nationwide – …protests Sack of 1,500 Workers

By Emma Amaize, Victor Ahiuma-Young and Kunle Kalejaye, 26 November 2012

Aggrieved members of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, protesting alleged unfair labour practices, yesterday, shut down the operations of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, nationwide.

This came as a nationwide strike by NUPENG looms following alleged assault on members by security operatives at Shell locations across the country, which prompted the Warri and Port Harcourt zones that serve the South-South states and eastern states to begin immediate strike. read more

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Nigeria: Shell Donates U.S.$1 Million to Flood Relief Fund

By Juliet Alohan, 26 October 2012

In a bid to help alleviate the plight of flood victims, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has donated $1 million towards relief efforts in support of flood displaced persons in 24 states across the country.

The cash donation, according to a statement yesterday by the company’s spokesperson, Tony Okonedo, is part of Shell’s support programme to the international federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, in conjunction with the Nigerian Red Cross Society, towards effective post flood disaster relief operations in Nigeria. read more

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Nigeria: Total, Shell Halt 517,000 Barrels Crude Production

By Juliet Alohan With Agency Report, 24 October 2012

A total of 517,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day has been halted following the force majeure declared by oil giants Total and Shell.

Total has declared force majeure on gas supplies to Nigeria LNG’s liquefication plant, the company said yesterday.

The company said it had stopped oil and gas production from its onshore Oil Mining Lease (OML) 58 block, losing the equivalent of 90,000 barrels per day of oil equivalent.

The oil and gas major said it declared the force majeure 10 days ago at its OML 58 natural gas field in Nigeria due to flooding, which forced the company to halt its natural gas production there, and that it had stopped oil and gas production from its onshore OML 58 block. read more

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Nigeria: PIB’s Lopsided, Unattractive – Shell

By Clara Nwachukwu, 24 September 2012

The Shell Group has declared that the draft Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, before the National Assembly, is not only lopsided, but will also frustrate current investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry and impede on the ability to meet set targets on power generation.

Shell’s declaration contradicts widely held belief that the PIB is tilted very much in favour of the international oil companies, IOCs, who, for decades have dictated the tone of the industry operations. read more

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Nigeria: Malabu Deal – Representatives to Probe FG, Shell, Agip

By Edegbe Odemwingie, 1 June 2012

In what federal lawmakers described as a “national embarrassment”, the House of Representatives yesterday launched an inquest into the role played by the federal government and two multinational oil giants (Agip and Shell) in the alleged round tripping of proceeds in the sale of the contentious OPL 245 in favour of Malabu Oil and Gas Limited.

This comes after reports fingered top presidency officials of perpetuating one of the biggest financial heists in the country’s history, following the out of court settlement between the listed parties, and the subsequent payment of $1.1 billion USD to Malabu Oil and Gas. read more

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Nigeria: Fishermen Groan As Shell’s Dispersants Cause Damage

By Iniobong Ekponta, 21 May 2012

Uyo — FISHERMEN operating at the Atlantic coastline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have attributed floating weeds observed in the ocean surface as consequence of oil spills.

According to reports by some fishermen and coastal dwellers, massive death of seaweeds could be noticed on the ocean floor from Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Ondo states.

‘The development has hampered fishing and raised anxiety over the safety of the marine environment to support life of sea creatures that make up the food chain’, notes Ekaette Ikpong, a local seller of acquatic resources in Ibeno water front. read more

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Shell Oil Spills Spread to Delta Communities

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Sopuruchi Onwuka And Napoleon Ehiremen: 28 December 2011

Warri — The crude oil volumes that spilled from Bonga deepwater field has started arriving the coastal communities in Niger Delta, sparking off a spate of public outcry over the dreaded impact on the fragile environment.

Consequently, people of Delta state communities have called on the federal government and Shell to take immediate steps to halt the spill to avoid further damage to their land and sources of water.

The development came as officials of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) arrived at the area yesterday to verify the claims and take samples of the sludgy surge to the coasts. read more

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Nigeria: Dutch Cabinet – Country Should Clean Up Oil Spills

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Hélène Michaud: 18 November 2011

Cleaning up extensive oil pollution in the Niger Delta is the primary responsibility of the Nigerian government, Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal told a parliamentary commission on Thursday.

He was supported by the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, Henk Bleker, who pointed out that the Nigerian government, like all governments, is responsible for the well-being of its population. On top of that the Nigerian state is the majority shareholder in the SPDC joint venture of oil companies that includes Royal Dutch Shell, Bleker added. read more

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This Day (Lagos) Nigeria: Shell Seeks Dialogue As Bayelsa Youths Protest

By Ejiofor Alike: 15 July 2011

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has stated that it is in the process of engaging the protesting youths of Kolo Creek communities of Bayelsa State who tampered with the company’s installations in such a manner that poses serious threat to people and the environment.

This is coming at a time the German government has pledged to increase her level of involvement in Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) project, which accords with the Federal Government’s determination to earn more revenue from gas than oil. read more

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Nigeria: Shell Links Crude Oil Theft to International Syndicate

By Ejiofor Alike: 5 July 2011

Shell Petroleum development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has linked the rampant cases of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta to international criminal network, and called on all stakeholders to take urgent steps to check the dangerous trend.

According to SPDC, sabotage and crude oil theft was the cause of 22,310 barrels spilled from its facilities in 112 incidents in 2010, representing an average of about one spill every three days.

However, 5,270 barrels was due to 32 operational problems, arising from equipment failures recorded during the period. read more

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Nigeria: Nupeng Threatens to Ground Shell’s Operations

About 250,000 barrels per day capacity of oil may be shut-in as the National Union of Petroleum and Natproduced by Shell in Nigeria ural Gas workers (NUPENG) vowed to ground activities of the oil multinational.

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13 Host Communities Issue Stop Work Notice to Shell

allAfrica.com: 13 Host Communities Issue Stop Work Notice to Shell

3 June 2005

This Day (Lagos)

John Iwori

Yenagoa

Operations of Anglo Dutch oil giant, Shell, may be disrupted, as 13 of its host communities in the Niger Delta region have issued a stop work notice to the multinational oil company.

The action followed the abandonment of the proposed 42 kilometre Otuegila-Nembe road, which Shell promised them five years ago.

Chairman, Otuegila-Nembe Road Project Forum, Chief Damfebo K. Derri, said in a statement issued in the Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa, that the stop work notice was informed by the antics and failed promises of Shell over the road project. read more

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Ogoni is No Priority – Shell

allAfrica.com: Ogoni is No Priority – Shell

“Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said yesterday it is not in a hurry to resume oil production in Ogoniland”

This Day (Lagos)

Mike Oduniyi

Port Harcourt

Posted 23 October 2004

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said yesterday it is not in a hurry to resume oil production in Ogoniland, more than a decade after it pulled out of the area located in the heartland of Rivers State. The company stopped production in Ogoni in 1993 at the height of the crisis in the area based on agitations by the indigenes who were complaining of neglect and deprivation.

US oil major ChevronTexaco, however, said it had re-opened two of its oil fields in the swamp of Warri, in Delta State, which now cuts the company’s production losses down to 130,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 140,000 bpd. read more

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AllAfrica.com: Omiyi: Homeboy At Shell

AllAfrica.com: Omiyi: Homeboy At Shell

“The Anglo-Dutch oil firm is reportedly undergoing a far-reaching global reorganisation to strengthen the values of honesty, integrity and respect for people.”

Daily Champion (Lagos)

August 6, 2004

THE appointment of Mr. Basil Omiyi as Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) marks a remarkable turning point in the 67-year old life of the company in Nigeria. The appointment takes effect from September 1, 2004.

The Anglo-Dutch oil firm is reportedly undergoing a far-reaching global reorganisation to strengthen the values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. By Omiyi’s appointment, Shell has finally yielded to a long-standing request from the Nigerian people and the Niger-Delta area in particular, for “increased Nigerian (human) content in the upstream oil sector.” read more

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Shell Won’t Leave Nigeria – MD

AllAfrica.com: Shell Won’t Leave Nigeria – MD

Daily Champion (Lagos)

FELIX DURUMBAH, News Editor

Lagos

July 25, 2004

Posted 27 July 2004

MANAGING Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDCN), Mr. Basil Omiyi said at week-end that despite the crises rocking oil exploration in the Niger Delta, the firm would not pull out of the area.

He said his recent appointment as the first indigenous boss of SPDCN showed that Shell is “an equal opportunity firm.”

Speaking during an interview on the United States (U.S)-based Cable News Network, (CNN), Mr. Omiyi said Shell is “very welcome” in the Niger Delta, contrary to reports in some quarters that the firm would quit the area in 2008. read more

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allAfrica.com: Warri Crisis: We’re Losing $20m Monthly – Shell

allAfrica.com: Warri Crisis: We’re Losing $20m Monthly – Shell

Vanguard (Lagos)

May 5, 2004

Posted to the web May 5, 2004

Warri

SHELL Producing Development Company said yesterday that it was currently losing over $20 million (dollars) monthly to the activities of militant youths and restiveness in the Warri crisis.

General Manager of production of SPDC, Mr. Martin Wink who made the disclosure shortly after a closed door meeting with Defence Minister, Dr. Rabia Musa Kwankwoso and Brigadier -General Elias Zamani, Commander J.TF, stated that as a result of the Warri crisis, three of Shell’s flow stations in the reverine areas of Opuama, Saghara and Oturama have been shut down and are present not operational.
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allAfrica.com: Land Owners Issue Shell 10-Day Ultimatum

allAfrica.com: Land Owners Issue Shell 10-Day Ultimatum

Posted 4 May 04

By Onwuka Nzeshi

Warri

Aggrieved land owners battling the Shell Petroleum Develo-pment Company (SP-DC) over expired land leases have handed down yet another 10-day ultimatum to the multi-national oil firm to make payments on the land or face mass action from some 92 communities.

Rising from a meeting, the land owners under the auspices of Host Communities and Families lamented the perceived nonchalant attitude of the oil firm towards the expired leases and threatened to disrupt its exploration and production activities in Delta and Bayelsa if by the end of the ultimatum the communities were not paid.   read more

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