Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show
Shell continued operating a major oil pipeline in Nigeria for years despite internal warnings of environmental damage, according to documents disclosed in UK legal proceedings. Shell acknowledges the documents but says they ignore context of the operating environment.
Shell pumped oil through a Nigeria pipeline for years despite evidence of pollution, documents show. Internal documents, including emails, presentations and technical assessments, disclosed during ongoing UK legal proceedings, suggest senior Shell executives were alerted as early as 2008 to the risks of continuing operations on the Nembe Creek Trunk Line. Shell acknowledges the documents but says they ignore context of the operating environment. Shell says criminal activity shaped the situation. Decades of oil spills have left wetlands polluted; communities report damaged fisheries, contaminated waterways, and worsening livelihoods.
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