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Oil and gas infrastructure in Nigeria's Niger Delta, showing pipelines and processing equipment under daylight.

Shell outlines projects aimed at supporting Nigeria’s growing energy demand

Shell is pursuing a series of projects aimed at supporting Nigeria’s growing energy requirements, according to a senior company official cited by The Guardian Nigeria News. The comments, attributed to an executive identified as Aiboni, reflect the company’s stated focus on expanding its footprint in one of Africa’s largest hydrocarbon markets at a time of […]

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South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off the Wild Coast

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The Constitutional Court of South Africa has ruled against Shell’s planned oil exploration off the country’s Wild Coast, according to news – Mongabay. The decision halts the energy giant’s attempts to survey for oil and gas reserves along one of southern Africa’s most ecologically sensitive coastlines. Shell had been preparing to conduct seismic blasting surveys

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc to Release “Inside the Shell Nigeria Files”

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc to Release “Inside the Shell Nigeria Files” — investigative series on Shell’s Nigeria operations Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com has announced the upcoming publication of “Inside the Shell Nigeria Files,” an investigative series examining the operations of one of the world’s largest energy companies in Nigeria, according to the outlet. The

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Shell Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria’s Energy Sector Development

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Shell has pledged its continued support for Nigeria’s energy sector, reinforcing its commitment to one of Africa’s most significant oil-producing economies, according to Majorwaves Energy Report. The energy major, which traces its commercial presence in Nigeria back more than six decades, remains a key foreign operator in the country’s hydrocarbons industry. Shell operates alongside the

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Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show

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The files, including emails and presentations, reveal that a senior Shell executive cautioned as early as 2008 about the risks of continuing to pump millions of barrels of unrefined fuel through one of the company's main pipelines in Africa's biggest oil producer while it was subject to massive and destructive uncontrolled theft and infrastructure failures.

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