Amnesty Blames Shell for Oil Pollution Cover Ups in Nigeria

A  report released on Thursday by Amnesty International, Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta points an accusing finger at Royal Dutch Shell for covering up oil spills in Nigeria.  The...

Oil companies make billions in profit from the increase in oil prices

"Exxon Mobil smashed its own record for quarterly profits yesterday, ringing up $14.83 billion in net income thanks to soaring summertime crude oil prices. But with crude oil prices now less than half their July peak and the economic outlook bleak, the record may stand for a...

Nigeria rebels declare 'oil war' against forgeign-owned oil companies

After declairing oil war on foreign companies in Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) has launched an aggresive operation called hurricane Barbarossa killing 22 Nigerian...

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