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Shell to shut key Nigeria pipeline to repair oil theft damage
Shell plans to temporarily shut a key oil pipeline in southern Nigeria later this month to repair damage caused by oil thieves, leading to a cut of around 150,000 barrels per day, the company said Tuesday. The Nembe Creek Trunkline in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer with output at around…
Shell shuts key pipeline in Nigeria after fire
LAGOS — Shell said Sunday it had shut down a key pipeline damaged by fire after what was suspected to be an attempt to steal crude, a move that would affect some 150,000 barrels of oil per day. Shell’s Nigeria branch had “shut the 28-inch Bomu-Bonny Trunkline after discovering a…
Investigations of Shell’s Nigeria spills a ‘fiasco’: Amnesty
LAGOS — Rights group Amnesty International said Friday investigations into Shell oil spills in Nigeria were a “fiasco,” alleging the company repeatedly blamed sabotage in an effort to avoid responsibility. “No matter what evidence is presented to Shell about oil spills, they constantly hide behind the ‘sabotage’ excuse and dodge…
Shell admits 207 oil spills in 2011
Terry Macalister, The Guardian STANDFIRST: Shell said in its annual report that the number of spills increased to 207 during 2011, from 195 in 2010 Shell has revealed that its global oil spill record got worse over the last year, with 207 sizeable incidents in 2011. The revelations in the…
U.S. Supreme Court tackles Nigeria-Shell rights case
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit accusing Royal Dutch Shell of human rights abuses, a case that could make corporations liable for acts of torture or genocide overseas. The plaintiffs — relatives of seven Nigerians killed by the country’s former military regime — sued…
Hackers target corporations like BP, Shell for ‘social engineering’ demonstration
Pepsi, Coca Cola, Shell, BP, Ford, Proctor & Gamble, Apple and Google just some of the corporations tricked into revealing too much information Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks. A…
Scahill: Blackwater used shell company to defraud US government
Blackwater set up a shell company to “defraud the government” by leading it to believe it wasn’t contracting with the notorious security contractor, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill says. “In Afghanistan, they set up this shell company, Paravant, in collaboration with mammoth war giant Raytheon, which held the prime contract” for…
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