Shell SAYS it will pay €15m to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta.
This was contained in a joint statement with the Dutch division of Friends of the Earth.
The compensation is the result of a Dutch court case brought by Friends of the Earth, in which Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary, SPDC, last year was found to be responsible for the oil spills and was ordered to pay for damages to farmers.
The money will benefit the communities of Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo in Nigeria, which were affected by four oil spills between 2004 and 2007.
An independent expert confirmed that SPDC has installed a leak detection system on the KCTL pipeline in compliance with the appeal court’s orders.
