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March 6, 2023

Shell Pipeline Kills 12 in Nigeria; Massive Lawsuit Targets Shell's Operation in Niger Delta
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In Nigeria, an explosion at a Shell oil pipeline killed at least 12
people Friday in the southern Rivers State. The blast came during a
theft of crude oil, a booming illicit industry in Nigeria.

In related news, over 13,000 residents of the oil-rich Niger Delta
joined a landmark British lawsuit against Shell and its Nigerian
subsidiary earlier this year. The lawsuit is demanding compensation and
cleanup for dozens of oil spills that have devastated land and
waterways, destroying local livelihoods and ecosystems. Click here to
see Democracy Now!'s documentary "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and
Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship."


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