Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil and Trafigura are among the companies competing to acquire Shell’s service stations in South Africa, Cape...
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Environmental and human rights activists are calling on the Nigerian government to block plans to sell Shell's Niger Delta operations. As VOA correspondent Henry Ridgwell reports, activists are demanding that oil giant Shell first pledge to do more to tackle pollution in the region caused by the oil industry. For decades, major energy companies such as Shell have extracted oil from the Niger River Delta. This has brought billions of dollars in profits to oil companies and the Nigerian government. But residents have long complained about extensive environmental damage. “We cannot cultivate agricultural plants. The water is no longer drinkable. You can't fish because the fish are dying or dead,” says Florence Kayemba from the Democratic Stakeholder Network. Shell announced plans in January to pull out of the Niger Delta, selling its Nigerian subsidiary, licenses and mining infrastructure to a consortium of five mostly local firms. Shell says this is part of a plan to move away from fossil fuels. Civil society groups say Shell should do more to clean up the environment before it leaves. A recent report by the Dutch organization Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations warned that the sale plan is a 'ticking time bomb'. …
Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil and Trafigura are among the companies competing to acquire Shell’s service stations in South Africa, Cape...
Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil and Trafigura are among the companies competing to acquire Shell’s service stations in South Africa, Cape...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has greenlit Shell International Plc’s proposal to sell its onshore assets to the...
......Wants Presidency and National Assembly to Ensure More Funds For Commission To Engage In Environmental Remediation.The National Vice Chairman...
As part of the operational effort in a bid to eradicate crude oil theft in the Niger Delta Region, the Nigerian military on Thursday has urged...
MINISTER OF ENERGY Stuart Young said major job cuts in Shell’s global oil and gas operations would not affect Shell TT and its workers. He was...
MINISTER OF ENERGY Stuart Young said major job cuts in Shell’s global oil and gas operations would not affect Shell TT and its workers. He was...
‘We are not free until this case has been resolved,’ said activist Nonhle Mbuthuma after the Constitutional Court found Shell’s right to conduct...
The City plans to sell the old Woodstock hospital, which is occupied by more than 900 people. Housing activists say the City’s plan to sell the old...
Shell plans to reduce its workforce by 20% in its oil and gas exploration division as part of a cost-cutting strategy aimed at saving $2 billion to $3...