Shell (SHEL.L) will pay 15 million euros ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company on Friday said in a joint statement with the Dutch division of Friends of the Earth.

The compensation is the result of a Dutch court case brought by Friends of the Earth, in which Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary SPDC last year was found to be responsible for the oil spills and was ordered to pay for damages to farmers.

The money will benefit the communities of Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo in Nigeria, that were impacted by four oil spills that occurred between 2004 and 2007.

“The settlement is on a no admission of liability basis, and settles all claims and ends all pending litigation related to the spills,” Shell said.

An independent expert had confirmed that SPDC has installed a leak detection system on the KCTL Pipeline in compliance with the appeal court’s orders, the company added.

The case was brought in 2008 by four farmers and environmental group Friends of the Earth, seeking reparations for lost income from contaminated land and waterways in the region, the heart of Nigeria’s oil industry.

After the appeals court’s final ruling last year, Shell said it continued to believe the spills were caused by sabotage.

But the court said Shell had not proven “beyond reasonable doubt” that sabotage had caused the spill, rather than poor maintenance.

SOURCE:https://brandspurng.com/2022/12/24/shell-to-pay-15-mln-euros-in-settlement-over-nigerian-oil-spills/

Oya make una rush go collect the money
There will still be no clean drinking water .

Community leaders will use the money to enrich themselves.

The money will still be embezzled by their leaders, then after some months/years the rat race continues

Not enough.... They should use d money to clean the environment instead... Na only 3 people go share dis money for Niger delta... When they finish the money they'll start shouting marginalisation and exploitation again... I've not seen greedy set of people in my life... Jst look at delta state and bayelsa...

Ok

Pay to whom exactly?

Paltr4y sum

limeta:
Oya make una rush go collect the money
There will still be no clean drinking water .

They will relocate, those lands are permanently destroyed.

THEY NEED TO PAY 15 BILLION DOLLARS.

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Massive cash out for those communities

We are not just blacks, we are Nigerians. If that money benefit those commuties make i bend.

Noted.

Just 15 million ? With all the profits

That's unacceptable.

They will gladly spill more if all it takes is 15million to destroy a community and compensate them with with peanuts.

Na one person account the money go still enter.......Na criminal federal government give contract to dey guard pipelines so.



This country is doomed.

Niger-Delta chiefs now

Money for NNPC to chop anyhow

Giftedprof:
The money will still be embezzled by their leaders, then after some months/years the rat race continues

Now here's someone who knows his country and the evil men who parade themselves as her leaders.

Money don come…



Na to share am. Abandon the purpose for which the money was meant for.


Greedy people!


Oil discovery in Nigeria has been more of a curse than blessing.

Nigeria eh

Hope is the community members that will get this money directly? Make the State, LG or FG no com out and talk say nah them go collect and share the money o abeg

Nah in far away Netherland we dey get this kin judgement. The FG and State Government will never do anything about this oil spills, they won't fine or sue the Oil companies, them go just dey look.

StrongAlphMale:
Massive cash out for those communities

Massive cash out ke?

Have you been to any oil producing community in Niger Delta before? You'll cry for them.

The money only benefit the touts. Most of the people there are suffering.

Ok that's Cool....


Niger Delta secured 200$m loan to provide jobs

Shell should I send my aza

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Jestin:
Community leaders will use the money to enrich themselves.

GBAM ALL CAPS

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Ok

Nairaland is very backward

News of how many weeks now.

Smh!

Vote LP

Bahamas95:
Massive cash out ke?

Have you been to any oil producing community in Niger Delta before? You'll cry for them.

The money only benefit the touts. Most of the people there are suffering.

Na wetin I dey talk be that. Their traditional rulers and the touts there will fight dirty over that money. At all at all they go cash out something. The subjects won't see a dime

The money go enter voice mail