Environmental law charity ClientEarth’s unsuccessful attempt to sue Shell over its climate strategy shows the difficulties in bringing activist shareholder claims, lawyers said on Monday, after London’s High Court dismissed the case. ClientEarth, which holds 27 shares in Shell, alleges …
ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned activist Shell investor, said on Friday it was challenging a London court decision to dismiss its novel lawsuit against the energy giant’s board over alleged climate risk mismanagement. The group said it would ask …
Oil companies including Shell Plc and Eni SpA should pay $12 billion to repair environmental devastation in Nigeria’s crude-rich Niger Delta, according to a new report. More than six decades of pumping oil has left Bayelsa state “in the grip …
A London judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Shell Plc’s board members of failing to manage climate change risks. In a decision published Friday the judge threw ClientEarth’s suit out before a full hearing as there isn’t a clear case against …
The units at a Houston-area Shell refinery that caught fire on Friday repeatedly malfunctioned in recent years without action from Texas regulators. Since the start of 2022, the British oil giant reported at least four malfunctions at one olefins unit …
HOUSTON (AP) – Crews have finally extinguished a fire at a Houston-area petrochemical plant that had been burning on and off for days, according to Shell, which operates the plant. Fire fighters first responded to the blaze at the Deer …
Shell Plc won a bid to limit a British lawsuit over an oil spill off the coast of Nigeria after a judge ruled that a group of thousands of Nigerians couldn’t prove that the disaster continued to wreak devastation on …
A group of European institutional investors is backing a novel London lawsuit against energy giant Shell’s board over alleged climate mismanagement in a case that could have far-reaching implications for how companies tackle emissions. ClientEarth, an environmental law charity turned …
More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could have far-reaching implications for parent-company responsibility over the actions of foreign subsidiaries. The residents of the crude-rich Niger Delta are …
Nigeria will continue its $3.5 billion civil claim against Shell Plc and Eni SpA after Italian prosecutors dropped criminal proceedings against the companies, a lawyer representing Africa’s largest crude producer said. The West African country, which joined the case as …
