Shell Oil Site Seized by Nigerian State Over Unpaid Damages

  • Local government says it lawfully purchased the properties
  • Shell rejects sale, tells government to wait for court rulings

Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

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An oil site operated by Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit has been seized by one of the country’s state governments due to a dispute over an oil spill that occurred decades ago.