Nigeria: Shell Documents Reveal 'Basket' Pipeline, Missing Wells, $10.9 Billion Clean-Up Liability in Niger Delta
The report says internal documents showed ageing pipelines, 375 square kilometers of damaged mangroves and a US$10.9 billion decommissioning estimate.
- Amnesty International and seven partner organizations published a report alleging Shell knowingly operated failing infrastructure in Nigeria's Niger Delta, citing internal documents revealing neglected maintenance and a $10.9 billion decommissioning liability.
- Internal emails described the Nembe Creek Trunk Line as 'a basket' due to deterioration, while Shell's 2014 'well hunt campaign' uncovered about 750 overdue maintenance tasks and hundreds of missing oil wells.
- Before divesting its onshore subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company , to Renaissance Africa Energy in 2025, the company estimated decommissioning costs at $10.9 billion, raising concerns over responsibility for environmental cleanup.
- HEDA Resource Centre Chairman Olanrewaju Suraju stated affected communities deserve 'truth, justice, clean-up and full remedy,' as the Ogale and Bille communities pursue ongoing litigation in United Kingdom courts with trial scheduled for March 2027.
- Shell rejected the characterization of its operations, stating the findings do not reflect 'the challenging operating environment in the Niger Delta at the time,' while asserting commitment to ethical business practices.
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Nigeria: Shell Documents Reveal 'Basket' Pipeline, Missing Wells, $10.9 Billion Clean-Up Liability in Niger Delta
Internal Shell documents disclosed in a UK court case have exposed evidence of ageing pipelines, missing oil wells and an estimated $10.9 billion decommissioning liability, raising fresh questions over decades of pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta.
Shell documents reveal ‘basket’ pipeline, missing wells, $10.9 billion clean-up liability in Niger Delta – Report
Internal Shell documents disclosed in a UK court case have exposed evidence of ageing pipelines, missing oil wells and an estimated $10.9 billion decommissioning liability, raising fresh questions over decades of pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The post Shell documents reveal ‘basket’ pipeline, missing wells, $10.9 billion clean-up liability in Niger Delta – Report appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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