Global oil giant Shell continued operating a compromised pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta despite knowing it posed a pollution risk in the surrounding coastal wetland environment, newly disclosed internal company communications reveal. The emails and memos, reviewed by Mongabay, show senior leadership knew of the poor conditions of the 97-kilometer (60-mile) Nembe Creek Trunk Line […]

INTERNI dokumenti otkrivaju da je Shell godinama crpio naftu kroz naftovod u Nigeriji unatoč saznanjima da uzrokuje golemo zagađenje.

This included approving operations despite pipelines needing urgent repairs and mounting a campaign to shift public blame onto oil thieves.

By definition, a single unauthorized tap rendered a pipeline non-compliant and required immediate corrective action or shutdown.

Global oil giant Shell continued operating a compromised pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta despite knowing it posed a pollution risk in the surrounding coastal wetland…