LAGOS, June 5 (Reuters) - The planned removal of oil giant Shell from southern Nigeria's Ogoniland will finally give the impoverished region a chance to develop, the son of executed activist Ken Saro-Wiwa said on Thursday.
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Nigeria’s Ogoni hope Shell ouster brings prosperity
Ogoni people welcome Nigerian move against Shell
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), whose former head Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged for his stance against the effects of oil-drilling, notably by Shell, called the move "a bold step that stands the brightest chance of quickening the resumption of oil activities in Ogoni."
Daily Independent (Nigeria): MOSOP, ERA dispute Shell’s remediation claims
Daily Independent (Nigeria): MOSOP, ERA dispute Shell’s remediation claims
“Two key advocacy groups in the country’s oil producing region – Environmental Rights Action (ERA) and Movement for Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) – have picked holes in remediation claims by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), saying the Anglo-Dutch oil giants is yet to fully clean-up polluted sites in the region.”
Tuesday 6 Sept 2005
By Akanimo Sampson
Bureau Chief
Port Harcourt
Two key advocacy groups in the country’s oil producing region – Environmental Rights Action (ERA) and Movement for Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) – have picked holes in remediation claims by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), saying the Anglo-Dutch oil giants is yet to fully clean-up polluted sites in the region.
Between 1999 and 2004, SPDC claimed that out of 2,012 oil spill sites it assessed in the region, 915 required remediation. Out of this, the company said it has cleaned up 542, with an outstanding 373 sites.
Shell News Archive Friday 3 December, 2004
Shell News Archive Friday 3 December, 2004
ShellNews.net: Reply letter from 10 Downing Street (SEE LETTER IMMEDIATELY BELOW): Posted on website 3 Dec 04
ShellNews.net: LETTER FROM ALFRED DONOVAN TO PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR REGARDING “CODES OF PRACTICE” GENERALLY AND SHELL’S STATEMENT OF GENERAL BUSINESS PRINCIPLES IN PARTICULAR: “The reserves scandal was of such global magnitude that it has brought about the demise of a great British company, The Shell Transport & Trading Company plc, which, under the recently announced “merger” plan with Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, will cease to exist. The HQ for Royal Dutch Shell plc will be in Holland and the majority of senior management will be Dutch. “Posted 25 Nov 04