Shell is pulling out of #Nigeria after befouling it for 68 years, casting it off like a dirty oil rag.
"#Shell called it a way to streamline its business."
Looks more like it's running away from its cleanup responsibilities.
"Activists in the Niger Delta, where Shell has faced decadeslong local criticism to its oil exploration, plan to ask the government to withhold its approval if the company does not address its environmental damage."
A UK court ruled that "13,000 farmers and fishers from the Ogale and Bille communities in the Niger delta were entitled to bring legal claims against Shell for alleged breaches to their right to a clean environment.
The judge ruled it was arguable the pollution had fundamentally breached the villagers’ right to a clean environment under the Nigerian constitution and the African charter on human and people’s rights."
"Local activists and international environmental groups want #Nigeria's government to delay approving the sale of oil company #Shell's onshore assets, claiming Shell is trying to shirk its environmental and social responsibilities in the highly polluted Niger Delta.
Protesters have appealed to the government of Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, to halt the sale until environmental concerns are addressed."
And now #TotalEnergies seeing the writing on the wall, is following suit:
"The #Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), in which TotalEnergies holds a 10% stake, has struggled with hundreds of onshore oil spills as a result of theft, sabotage and operational issues that led to costly repairs and high-profile lawsuits over the years."
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