Shell Sees Gas as Answer in Nigeria After Decades of Oil Strife
After decades of difficulties in Nigeria over crude theft, pollution and oil-related corruption, Royal Dutch Shell Plc still feels optimistic a fossil fuel can improve life in the country. The Anglo-Dutch oil major is seeking to develop Nigeria’s domestic energy market around natural gas. It’s plentiful, harder to steal, better for the environment and can underpin a robust industrial sector that could potentially employ thousands…
Royal Dutch Shell plc “Shell-shocked” over Tax Structure Criticism
… it is reported that 45 billion euros of dividends have been paid via this arrangement, saving 7 billion euros in Dutch withholding tax. The question arises whether those claiming the Dutch parliament and the European Commission should launch a formal investigation have a leg to stand on.