Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has agreed to pay \u20ac15 million in reparation to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the country\u2019s Niger Delta region.<\/p>\n
SPDC is the Nigerian subsidiary of global oil giant, Shell Plc.<\/p>\n
The oil major announced the development in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n
The compensation is consequent upon a Dutch court case, filed by Friends of the Earth \u2014 an international network of environmental organisations in 73 countries.<\/p>\n
Four farmers had sued Shell in 2008 for oil spills in their villages: Goi, Oruma and Ikot Ada Udo.<\/p>\n
The communities were impacted by four oil spills that occurred between 2004 and 2007.<\/p>\n
On January 29, 2021, a Dutch appeal court ruled that SPDC pays for damages caused by the oil spills.<\/p>\n
Following the judgments of the court of appeal of The Hague, Shell said it has negotiated a settlement with Milieudefensie, a Dutch division of Friends of the Earth, for the benefit of the communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe settlement is on a no-admission-of-liability basis, and settles all claims and ends all pending litigation related to the spills,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnder the settlement, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC), as operator of the SPDC joint venture, will pay an amount of EUR 15 million for the benefit of the communities and the individual claimants.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn independent expert has confirmed that SPDC, as operator of the SPDC joint venture, has installed a leak detection system on the 20 lines that form the KCTL pipeline in compliance with the judgment of the court of appeal of The Hague, the Netherlands.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Shell, the parties agreed that remediation has been completed and certified by relevant regulatory in accordance with Nigerian law. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe parties agree this also follows from the judgments of the court of appeal,\u201d Shell said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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