Thousands of Nigerians Join Landmark Lawsuit Against Shell in UK February 2, 2023 By William Clowes More than 13,500 Nigerians joined their communities in a lawsuit against Shell Plc before a landmark UK trial that could...
Nigeria to Continue $3.5 Billion Civil Claim Against Shell and Eni July 20, 2022 By William Clowes and Alberto Brambilla Nigeria will continue its $3.5 billion civil claim against Shell Plc and Eni SpA after Italian prosecutors dropped criminal proceedings...
Shell’s Board Faces Personal Liability for Failure to Cut Emissions: Environment Group April 25, 2022 A group that won a victory over energy major Shell last year with a Dutch court order to deepen greenhouse...
Oil Firms, Including ExxonMobil, Obtain Injunctions to Stop UK Climate Protests April 19, 2022 Three firms involved in Britain’s oil sector, including ExxonMobil, have secured injunctions to stop protests by climate change activists which...
As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits April 13, 2022 By Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners...
Shell Appeals $2 Billion Court Judgment in Nigerian Oil-Spill Case January 21, 2022 By William Clowes A Nigerian court will hear Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s appeal to overturn an almost $2 billion award against the company...
Nigerian Oil Producer Sues Shell for More Than $2B Over Ownership of Wells October 7, 2021 By William Clowes A Nigerian oil producer sued Royal Dutch Shell Plc for more than $2 billion over the ownership of oil wells,...
Damage from Hurricane Ida to Cut Shell Oil Production Until Early Next Year September 21, 2021 By Arathy S Nair and Sabrina Valle Royal Dutch Shell, the largest U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil producer, said damage to offshore transfer facilities from Hurricane Ida...
Shell to Pay $111 Million to Resolve Long-Running Oil-Spill Dispute in Nigeria August 17, 2021 By William Clowes Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit agreed to pay a local community $111 million to resolve a long-running dispute over...
Panel Revives Jurisdictional Question in Louisiana Suits Against Oil Giants August 9, 2021 By Kevin McGill The question of whether lawsuits blaming big oil companies for loss of vulnerable Louisiana coastal wetlands will be tried in...