The Nigerian government is in talks with local communities to restart oil production in a region that's previously suffered environmental damage after oil giant Shell's sale of its onshore ...

Shell's divestment follows growing pressure from locals and environmental activists for the environmental damage caused by its operations since oil exploration started in the region in 1956. The ...

He blames the damage on the company—more specifically Shell Petroleum Development Co. Nigeria, or SPDC, a subsidiary that operates a joint venture which is 55% owned by a Nigerian state-owned ...

The United National Environment Programme (UNEP) analysed the damage oil pollution has done in Ogoniland, a region in the oil-rich labyrinthine creeks, swamps and waterways of the Niger Delta, the ...

Shell shut its Imo River oil pipeline in Nigeria on Oct. 31 due to damage caused by thieves and deferred 25,000 barrels per day (bpd) of production, the company's local unit said on Sunday.