Shell in Nigeria
Shell has been working in the Niger Delta since 1956, causing problems to:
- local communities - gas flares burn day and night, roaring like jet engines and polluting the air with thick sooty particles that stick to almost everything and have serious health impacts.
- livelihoods - oil is a root of conflict and suffering in Nigeria. Over 1000 law suits have been filed against Shell, yet it still refuses to pay compensation costs.
- the environment - polluting oil spills and fires have occurred for decades due to Shell's rusting pipes seriously affecting local villages, biodiversity, and contributing towards climate change.
The Nigerian government banned gas flaring in 1969, but Shell continues to flout the law.
Shell around the world:
Nigeria is not the only place where Shell is putting its profits before the lives of local people and the environment.
In Russia, Shell's is threatening:
- the remaining western Pacific grey whales
- Sakhalin's rich biodiversity
- the livelihoods of the island's people
Other examples include
- Refinery hazards in Durban, South Africa
- Health problems in Louisana
- Contamination in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Financing Indonesian forest destruction
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