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Shell Nigeria Must Pay Compensation To Nigerian Farmers For Leaky Oil Pipelines


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For years oil companies poor maintenance of Nigerian oil infrastructure including leaking pipelines has devastated the country s Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta.
A Dutch appeals court has now ruled that the Nigerian branch of oil giant Shell is responsible for damage caused by leaks. The court ordered Shell Nigeria to pay compensation to Nigerian farmers, while the subsidiary and its Anglo-Dutch parent company were told to install equipment to prevent future damage.  In this regard, the Court underscored the importance of installing a a leak detection system to one pipeline to prevent further spills. ....

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Dutch court orders oil giant Shell to pay Nigerian farmers for pipeline leaks


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A Dutch court on Friday ordered Shell to compensate Nigerian farmers for oil spills that polluted swathes of their land in the Niger Delta.
After 13 years of legal battles, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell s Nigerian branch must pay out for leaks on land in two villages.
It also held the Anglo-Dutch parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, liable for installing new pipeline equipment to prevent further devastating spills.
The court ruled that Shell Nigeria is liable for the damage caused by the spills. Shell Nigeria is sentenced to compensate farmers for damages, judge Sierd Schaafsma said. ....

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