LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian oil spill, the largest in the African nation since 1998, highlights the different world responses to oil spills. Nigerian authorities on ...

A United Kingdom High Court on Friday ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for decades of oil pollution which devastated the environments of two ...

The UK High Court trial finds that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria. The High Court has ruled that Shell plc and its ...

The High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, London, has concluded hearings in the £55m oil spill lawsuit against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited. The case, designated ...

Eleven thousand Nigerian villagers are suing Royal Dutch Shell after two 2011 oil spills destroyed the environment near their community, MSNBC reported. Shell has admitted liability for the spills, ...

An influential traditional chief in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday demanded that Shell pay US$12 billion ($20.12b) for environmental pollution before it leaves the region. Bubaraye Dakolo of ...

London's High Court has rejected Debevoise & Plimpton's bid to dismiss key claims against Shell in a Niger Delta oil spill lawsuit brought by two Nigerian communities, allowing the case to proceed to ...