When was the shell oil spill

Shell logo Shell said it has identified the source of an oil spill that released more than 88,000 gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, May 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) Shell was the first oil company to operate in Nigeria, starting production in 1958. In the 1990s, the military government sent armed troops to put down protests by the Ogoni people, turning the oil-producing south into a war zone. One of the leaders of those protests was Ken Saro-Wiwa,

For the last decade oil companies in Nigeria – in particular Shell – have defended the scale of pollution by claiming that the vast majority of oil spills are caused  Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) also recorded a rise in the volume of oil spilt in the Niger Delta as a result of illegal activity to 2,000  Apr 5, 2019 On December 2011, 40000 barrels of oil spilled from Bonga field. Shell was fined by Nigerian court but refuses to pay and compensate the  Aug 7, 2017 Shell Oil Co. is replacing more than 12 miles of a pipeline that carries crude petroleum from Central Valley oil fields to Bay Area refineries after 

Oct 31, 2017 In 2008 and 2009, Royal Dutch Shell's 55-year-old pipeline ruptured and spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the creeks and shores of Bodo 

The amount of oil spilled in the Niger Delta, according to Shell's reports (2011) The number of oil spill investigations we are asking the Nigerian government to  Oct 8, 2019 Two Royal Dutch Shell Plc units were sued over their involvement in one of the largest oil spills in Nigeria's history. For the last decade oil companies in Nigeria – in particular Shell – have defended the scale of pollution by claiming that the vast majority of oil spills are caused  Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) also recorded a rise in the volume of oil spilt in the Niger Delta as a result of illegal activity to 2,000  Apr 5, 2019 On December 2011, 40000 barrels of oil spilled from Bonga field. Shell was fined by Nigerian court but refuses to pay and compensate the 

May 9, 2015 Late Limestone Township resident Edith Quick didn't live to see any resolution of the lawsuit over the 1988 Shell Oil pipeline spill she filed in 

On May 12, one of Shell’s subsea flow lines sprung a leak, and 88,200 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. A Shell helicopter spotted the spill—at that point, roughly the size of Manhattan—floating about 90 miles south of Timbalier Island, Louisiana.

Jan 12, 2018 Shell makes billions of dollars from selling oil and gas every year, and spends a fair bit of it on glossy marketing – including a project called 

May 16, 2016 Thursday leak created a 13 mile-wide slick on the surface of the water, from group of underwater oil wells 97 miles south of Port Fourchon,  Shell Offshore Agrees to $2.2M Fine for 2016 Gulf Oil Spill. February 5, 2019. Email This Subscribe to Newsletter · Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn  Apr 2, 2019 Royal Dutch Shell last year experienced a sharp rise in the number of oil spills caused by pipeline theft in Nigeria, which the company said  Oct 31, 2017 In 2008 and 2009, Royal Dutch Shell's 55-year-old pipeline ruptured and spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the creeks and shores of Bodo  Mar 24, 2017 Royal Dutch Shell's Nigeria subsidiary "fiercely opposed" environmental testing and is concealing data showing that thousands of Nigerians 

For the last decade oil companies in Nigeria – in particular Shell – have defended the scale of pollution by claiming that the vast majority of oil spills are caused 

May 24, 2016 TRACY, Calif.— A Shell pipeline that just spilled at least 21,000 gallons of oil near the Northern California city of Tracy has leaked at least twice  An estimated 2.1 million barrels of oil spilled, accounting for 40% of the total oil spills of the Royal Dutch Shell company worldwide. only one barrier remaining to prevent an oil spill. Though Shell claimed that the incident was not. “serious” or in need of further scrutiny, an investigation by the 

The Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within days of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, underwater cameras revealed the BP pipe was leaking oil and gas on the ocean floor about 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana. No spill is acceptable and we work hard to prevent them. Regrettably, in addition to spills caused by criminal activity there were nine operational spills of more than 100 kg in volume from Shell Companies in Nigeria facilities during 2017. This number is one more than the eight spills in 2016.