The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) started operations in Ogoni land in Rivers State in 1958, drilling a total of 96 wells to bring nine oil ...
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The threat to the Ogoni people started when Shell discovered oil there in 1958. .... Despite the tensions in Ogoni, Shell sent in firefighting trucks. ...
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Although it disputes that the purpose of these excursions was to quiet dissent, each of the military missions paid for by Shell resulted in Ogoni ...
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Jun 9, 2009 ... John Vidal: Payout of $15.5m could backfire now that a precedent of a Nigerian community suing a oil company has been set.
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After more than thirty years of Shell Oil threatening their way of life, the Ogoni people finally organized and began to protest. ...
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But to ensure that new friction does not develop between the Ogoni and Shell's successor company, it must be followed by a comprehensive program of ...
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Bode appealed to General Sani Abacha to let the Ogoni people voice their grief without fear of violence and further deaths. Shell's call for "quiet ...
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In a Greenpeace study on the Ogoni and Shell oil company, protests met with ... An account of Shell Oil Company's record in the Ogoni region uncovers a ...
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Jun 10, 2009 ... Lagos — Shell on Monday night agreed to a $15.5 million settlement to end a lawsuit alleging its complicity in the execution of the Ogoni ...
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