Shell wins legal case over Nigeria's 2011 huge oil spill
Supreme Court said in a statement that its five judges "unanimously" rejected an appeal over the 2011 spill.
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Supreme Court said in a statement that its five judges "unanimously" rejected an appeal over the 2011 spill.
The Supreme Court has previously ruled against Shell in another case involving pollution in the Niger Delta. In February 2021, it allowed a group of 42,500 farmers and fishermen from the Ogale and Bille communities to sue Shell over spills, and that case is currently going through the High Court.
“It was clear from the start that these claims were unfounded and brought entirely out of time,” Shell said in a statement. “While the 2011 Bonga spill was highly regrettable, it was swiftly contained and cleaned up offshore.”
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The United Kingdom Supreme Court rules in favour of British multinational oil and gas company, Shell, over a 2011 offshore oil spill.