Timeline: Half a century of oil spills in Nigeria’s Ogoniland
Dec 21, 2022 · Between 1976 and 1991, more than two million barrels of oil polluted Ogoniland in 2,976 separate oil spills as Nigeria became one of the world’s largest oil producers. In 2020 and 2021,...
Oil spill unchecked in Nigeria's delta region, say activists
Jan 22, 2025 · An oil spill in Nigeria's delta region has caused a fire that is yet to be contained. A subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited blames the spill on oil thieves. Accidents are frequent in the country, with more than 600 oil spills reported last year. For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate Future.
Shell escaped liability for oil spills in Nigeria for years. Then four ...
May 25, 2022 · Shell Nigeria (SPDC) was eventually held liable for the oil spills and ordered to pay damages to the farmers in a January 29, 2021, ruling by the Court of Appeal of the Hague. SPDC was also...
Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long ...
Jun 26, 2023 · An oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river. It’s upended livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities of part of the Niger Delta, which has long endured environmental pollution caused by the oil industry.
Nigerian agency failed to clean up extensive oil spill damage …
Dec 23, 2024 · In Nigeria, the first part of a $1 billion project to clean up Ogoniland in the Niger Delta, where there have been thousands of oil spills, was a “total failure.”
Nigeria oil spill and fire sparks concern from environmental groups
Jan 21, 2025 · An ongoing oil spill at a wellhead and subsequent fire in Buguma community in Nigeria's coastal Rivers state has entered its fourth week, with no immediate action taken by authorities or operators ...
Shell accused of trying to wash hands of Nigerian oil spill mess
Feb 13, 2024 · Nigerian environmental activists are trying to stop Shell selling off its Nigerian onshore oil business without making amends for hundreds of oil spills.
The Impact of Oil Spills in Nigeria: Environmental and Economic ...
Oct 24, 2024 · 1,300+ oil spills reported between 2019 and 2023 in Nigeria. $10 billion lost annually to oil theft and spillages, according to NNPCL. Nigeria loses 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily due to theft and spills.
Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor
About oil spills Read more about oil spills in Nigeria, their causes and effects. Published data does not include the most recent oil spills, those before 2006, and those for which the details are currently under review. Oil spill records are updated by NOSDRA on an ongoing basis.
Oil spill off Nigeria's Egina field under control, agency says
Nov 22, 2023 · Nigerian authorities are closely monitoring and working to contain an oil spill that occurred during loading operations at the TotalEnergies operated Egina field on Nov. 15, the maritime...