By Tunde Shorunke Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has initiated international arbitration against Nigeria over a dispute regarding an oil spill that took place five decades ago. This is relating to an issue of the oil spill in the Ejama-Ebubu community that took place during the 1967-70 Biafran war. Stating that Nigeria’s […]
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday said that the state government had acquired the 45 per cent interest of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria in Oil Mining Lease 11 located in Ejama Ebubu community, Eleme Local Government Area and other communities in Ogoni. The Punch reports that the governor who stated this […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday has given orders to the Minister of Petroleum Resources to grant the renewal of the Oil Mining Lease 11 to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria for 20 years. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in his judgment delivered on Shell’s suit, ruled that renewal would be for 20 years […]
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Saturday inaugurated water and electricity projects worth N200 million in different communities across Ukwa West local government area of Abia. The General Manager, SPDC, External Relations, Mr Igo Weli, performed the inauguration of the projects in Ukwa, which include market stalls, town hall and scholarships to undergraduates in the […]
The management of the Izon-ibe Security services has made a strident call on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to approve the demands made by the company to increase its present staff strength for more effective coverage of oil pipelines under its surveillance. The Managing Director of the security company, Chief James Jephthah, made the […]
Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC) and its joint venture partners are to generate about $50 million from the SPDC’s Afam Vl power plant. The Afam VI power plant began generating electricity, fed by natural gas from the Okoloma gas plant in October 2008. The power plant began producing over 400 MW to the national grid, […]
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it is determined to complete its projects in Nigeria without fear of abandonement, in spite of challenges in its operations. The Managing Director, SPDC and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria, Mr Osagie Okunbor, said this on Wednesday at a panel session of oil majors at the 15th Nigeria […]