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Nigeria Villages Sue Shell in UK Court Over Spills

Thirty-five Nigerian villages are suing Royal Dutch Shell PLC in a British court, claiming that the company’s slow response to two spills in 2008 left their delta region soaked in crude oil that destroyed the environment and their livelihoods. Shell, …

Nigeria: Shell Fixing Pipeline Hit by Oil Thieves

Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it is repairing a trunkline after detecting a leak blamed on oil thieves in Nigeria’s oil-stained southern delta. A Shell spokesman said in a statement Tuesday evening its Nigerian subsidiary has cut production by 70,000 …

Royal Dutch Shell Says Nigeria Spill Contained

The worst Nigeria offshore oil spill in more than a decade has been contained before reaching the West African nation’s coast, officials with Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday, less than a week after one of its lines bled crude …

Shell Shuts Rig After Leak of Drilling Fluid Off of Alabama Coast

Royal Dutch Shell said Monday that it has shut down an offshore drilling rig off the coast of Alabama following a leak of drilling fluid. Shell said 319 barrels of the synthetic and biodegradable fluid leaked from a booster line. …