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Nigerians sue Shell in UK court for oil spills contamination

Nigerians sue Shell in UK court for oil spills contamination

Shell sued by thousands of Nigerian fishermen, farmers LAGOS, Nigeria _ Tens of thousands of Nigerian fishermen and farmers are suing multinational oil giant Shell in two new lawsuits filed Wednesday in a British High Court, alleging that decades of uncleaned oil spills have destroyed their lives. London law firm Leigh Day & Co. is […]

Nigerian oil pipeline explosions causes massive oil spill

Nigerian oil pipeline explosions causes massive oil spill

16,000 bpd lost in last week’s Nigerian oil pipeline explosions WARRI, Nigeria _Multiple bombings of Agip oil pipelines have caused thousands of barrels of oil to pollute waterways, farms and fishing grounds in Nigeria’s southern Bayelsa state, residents said Monday. Oil flowed unchecked for two days, according to fishermen who complained that a clean-up has […]

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