Bayelsa: Shell Accused Of Under-Reporting Oil Spill From Well 13 In Angiama To Avoid Compensation

By  Okioma Amos LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The disparity in the volume of oil spill from Shell’s field at Angiama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa has cause disagreement amongst parties investigating the incident. Although the March incident has been traced to equipment failure, by corrosion, investigations indicate that the Joint Investigative Visit…

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US Judge Rejects Exxon, Shell Efforts To Restore $1.8bn Nigerian Arbitration Award

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s and Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s effort to revive a $1.8 billion arbitration award against Nigeria’s state-run oil company, which stemmed from a dispute over a 1993 contract to extract oil near the African country’s coastline. U.S. District Judge William Pauley in…

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