LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A UK court has ruled that Nigeria’s $1 billion suit against Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, oil giants, cannot go on because it does not have jurisdiction over the case. Justice Christopher Butcher gave the ruling at a virtual hearing on Friday, setting back the long standing trial on the Malabu oil…
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…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell companies in Nigeria have emerged winner in the best 100 companies to work for in the latest Jobberman 2019 Report released in Lagos on Thursday. Shell led the pack of top 100 companies that respondents admire, respect and desire to work for the most. Jobberman Chief Executive Officer, Hilda Kabushenga Kragha, said “Shell…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An $875 million (716.7 million pounds) Nigerian government lawsuit against U.S. bank JPMorgan is clear to move forward after a London-based appeals court on Tuesday rejected the bank’s bid to have the case dismissed. The bank had asked the court to quash the Nigerian government’s case, arguing that it had no prospect…
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…
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWRANGERS)-Ten Nigerian graduates of business and information technology disciplines have completed a one-year specialised digital training and certification in financial accounting and project management while another set of 10 beneficiaries have commenced their training cycle in the programme sponsored by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in collaboration with SAP Nigeria….
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Joint Venture, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and its co-venture partners have contributed $2 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Media Relations Manager, Shell Nigeria, Bamidele Odugbesan, stated this while reacting to the allegation that the oil giant was among the…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Companies in Nigeria have won the most coveted Best Exhibitor and eight other awards at the 2019 Nigeria annual international conference and exhibition of the Society of Petroleum. Engineers (SPE) held in Lagos on August 5 -7, coming barely a month after winning the Excellence Award, the highest industry recognition at…
