Friday, March 29, 2013

Shell Must Pay Nigeria $11.5 Billion for Spill, Nigerian Agencies Say


The agencies, in charge of environmental protection affairs, told a parliamentary hearing on Thursday that Shell should compensate for damage caused by an oil spill at its offshore Bonga field.

Shell has taken responsibility for the spill, but it says there is no legal basis for the Nigerian demand. The oil company has also said it is ready to carry out a post-impact assessment to determine the environmental effects of the spill.

The giant oil and gas company argues that on-shore damage was the result of a different spill, and that Shell was not responsible for that incident .... http://www.presstv.ir