Shell Acquitted of Nigeria Pollution Charges
Shell was acquitted in a Dutch court on Wednesday morning of most of the charges against it for pollution in Nigeria, where disputed oil spills have been a long-running source of contention between the oil company, local people and environmental campaigners…
Shell verdict will determine whether other firms could be tried for oil spills
People affected in the Niger delta have come to Europe to ask for justice as multinationals dismiss their claims with impunity
Dirty Blizzard Buried Deepwater Horizon Oil
One-third of missing oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill may be mixed with sea-floor sediments.
Illegal Oil Refineries In The Niger Delta, in Pictures
Photographer Akintunde Akinleye documents for Guardian UK, the dangerous practice of illegal oil refining in the Niger Delta, which damages the environment and the health of local people…
Shell’s plans in Arctic at risk; call for halt to oil exploration
The entire future of Shell’s drilling plans in the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama’s most trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration.
Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico; 11 Injured, 2 Missing
An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire after an explosion Friday, sending 11 people to hospitals and leaving two missing, authorities said.
BP Gets Record US Criminal Fine Over Deepwater Disaster
BP has received the biggest criminal penalty in US history after agreeing to pay $4.5bn (£2.8bn) to settle criminal charges related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Prestige Oil Tanker Spill: Three Go On Trial in Spain
A Spanish court will on Tuesday start trying three people accused of causing one of Europe’s worst oil spills when the Prestige tanker went down off north-west Galicia in November 2002.
New Zealand Oil Spill: Cleanup Costs Settlement
A Greek shipping company has agreed to pay the New Zealand government up to $31.5 million toward the cleanup costs of a cargo ship’s grounding on a reef near popular swimming and surfing beaches last year. But taxpayers will still be footing some of the bill.