Shell oil in Nigeria

part of the case study

what is shell oil

aka Royal Dutch Shell

one of worlds largest oil companies

Headquarters in Netherlands

Since discovering oil in 1958, operations in Niger Delta controversial

shell invested huge amounts of money and expertise to extracting oils in niger delta (coast of nigeria) as it is most difficult place in world to do so

benefits

major contributions in taxes and export revenue

providing direct employment for 65000 Nigerian worker

futher 250000 jobs in related industries

91% of all shell contracts to nigerian companies

support growth of nigeria’s energy sector

gas produces energy

tensions and environmental problems caused

frequent oil flares send toxic fumes into air

militant group disrupt oil in delta

bunkering-oil theft and sabotage big problems in region, reducing production levels and costing TNC’s and government billions of dollars per year

oil spills huge problem

Bodo oil spill

oil spills in 2008 and 2009

shell taken to court in 2015

240000 barrels of oil spilled yearly

30 years for creak to clear

shell wants to have the creek cleared by 2016

surrounding villages affected too

75000 people displaced (lack of food and jobs)

no food on table to survive (creek used to be full of fish to catch, and used for farming)

£55 million paid to people- each £4,500

it was supposed to be individual and community claims but instead separated equally between people'- build housing, many ran out of money in the end