Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Shell documents expose ‘basket’ pipeline, ‘missing’ wells and US$10.9bn decommissioning costs as pollution scandal grows

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Shell must answer for decades of pollution in the Niger Delta after internal company documents revealed broken rules, failing infrastructure and unresolved clean-up costs that risk leaving affected communities to pay the price, a coalition of human rights and environmental organisations, including Amnesty International, said today in a new report. The report, Nigeria: Lifting the […]

GOODLUCK JONATHAN’S GREATEST SIN AGAINST THE NIGER DELTA PEOPLE by Zik Gbemre.

October 25, 2019October 26, 2019 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

I still remember correctly when our dear brother and fellow kinsman, former President Goodluck Jonathan came on board as Nigeria’s President, I consistently wrote him more than 20 times, most of which were sent through courier and electronic media. In my said letters to Jonathan, I reiterated the same advice and call for him to […]

30 States to Experience Huge Flooding Due to Water inflow from Rivers Niger and Benue

June 27, 2019 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

No fewer than 74 Local Government Areas (LGA) in 30 states in Nigeria would experience severe flooding in June, July, August and September, the nation’s hydrological agency said. Another 279 local government areas would experience minimum flooding across the country in the period, it added. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Clement […]

US/IRAN TENSION: OIL PRICES HIT $80 TODAY BUT NIGERIA LOSES 250,000B/D AS SHELL DECLARES FORCE MAJEURE

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Oil prices hit $80 a barrel on today(17/5/18) for the first time since November 2014 on concerns that Iranian exports could fall due to renewed U.S. sanctions and reduce supply in an already tightening market but Nigeria may lose out as Shell declared force majeure on the exports of Nigeria’s major crude oil, the Bonny […]

SHELL INVESTS N600m TO DEVELOP SPORTS PROJECTS IN DELTA SCHOOLS

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria(SPDC) has inaugurated the Youth Sports Athletes Development Project, one of Shell’s key projects to mark Nigeria’s 100 year anniversary Shell’s General Manager, External Relations, Mr. Igo Weli who spoke on the occasion said the project was conceived on the principle that students can develop their […]

Shell remits $42bn to Fed Govt as revenue

April 19, 2016April 19, 2016 adminLeave a Comment

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Joint Venture (JV) partners remitted $42 billion to the Federal Government between 2011 and 2015, The Nation has learned. This is contained in Royal Dutch Shell’s 2015 Sustainability Report released yesterday. The oil giant said it also paid royalties and corporate taxes worth $1.1 billion to the government last year. […]