Shell sues Woodside, Paladin over $83m Northern Endeavour disposal bill

Shell fires off fresh $83 million legal claim as messy clean-up row spills into WA’s Supreme Court

Shell filed an $83M writ against Woodside and Paladin in WA's Supreme Court over Northern Endeavour decommissioning levies, bringing cumulative litigation to ~$169.5M across two lawsuits. The dispute tests a 2005 asset-sale clause on liability transfer — a precedent with direct implications for M&A due diligence on legacy offshore assets.