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UK based oil firm, Shell, is facing fresh environmental claims in a London high court from two Nigerian communities who have suffered pollution episodes following repeated large scale oil spills from the oil giant’s pipelines in the Niger Delta. This is according to a statement released Tuesday by Leigh Day, a London based law firm, which was signed by David ...
November, 2016
March, 2016
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20 March
SPDC Boosts Subsurface Studies At University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan now has an ultra-modern subsurface research centre that will boost the development of top rate manpower for the nation’s oil and gas industry, thanks to a donation by The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) operated Joint Venture. The centre has 15 fully-networked workstations, a high-end server complete with internet facilities and a standby 45-Kva generator among ...
November, 2015
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26 November
Ogoni Youths Graduate From Shell-sponsored Training For Farmers
A total of 60 youths from Ogoniland on Tuesday graduated from a training programme on agricultural entrepreneurial programme organised by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd operated Joint Venture in an effort to introduce youths in the area to viable means of livelihood. The youths from the four local government areas in Ogoniland – Tai, Khana, Gokana and ...
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16 November
Nigerian Companies Showcase Oil & Gas Potentials At SNEPCo Exhibition
Nearly 40 Nigerian companies showcased their potential for offshore materials and services in the oil and gas industry at an exhibition organised in Lagos by the deep-water subsidiary of Shell in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and production Company Limited (SNEPCo.) The exhibition, the 4th in the series aimed to raise the level of awareness in critical offshore oil and gas ...
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2 November
SPDC JV collaborates with PETAN, foreign manufacturers on Nigerian content
The development of indigenous manpower for the oil and gas industry received a boost last Friday as 40 engineering and geosciences graduates passed out from a one-year internship programme organised by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) operated Joint Venture and Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), a group of indigenous oilfield service companies. The milestone occurred ...
October, 2015
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15 October
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Visits Shell
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo being conducted round the exhibition stand of Shell at the ongoing NESG Summit in Abuja.
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6 October
Shell Flags Off Crude Oil Production from Bonga Phase 3 Project
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) on Monday, October 5, announced the start-up of crude oil production from the Bonga Phase Three project, offshore Nigeria. This development makes for another milestone in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The feat is coming barely three weeks after the United States oil giant, ExxonMobil Corporation, announced that its subsidiary, Esso ...
September, 2015
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28 September
SPDC JV Sponsors Three Nigerian Universities To Shell Eco-marathon
Students of three Nigerian universities have built cars they will race at the Shell Eco-marathon, Africa (SEMA) in South Africa on October 2 – 4, thanks to the sponsorship of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture. The students of University of Lagos, University of Benin and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, collectively known as Team Nigeria, will ...
February, 2015
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13 February
Shell Restates Commitment To Bonga South West/Aparo Project
The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has restated its commitment to the implementation of the SNEPCO-operated Bonga South West/Aparo (BSWA) project, denying recent reports that it has stopped the development due to the slump in oil price. “We can confirm that we are currently progressing the tender for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts to support ...
