3.1 Shell case study

Question 1

What is some background about Royal Dutch Shell?

Answer 1

Some background of Royal Dutch Shell is:

• Shell is based in The Hague and has operations in more than 70 countries.
• It’s the fifth largest company in the world.
• It’s product’s include: Liquified Natural gas ( LNG) , Lubricants, Petrol, Petrochemicals and natural gas.
• It’s revenue in 2020 was $180.5 billion with there being a net income $21.5 billion

Question 2

What were the positives of Shell being in Nigeria?

Answer 2

The positives of Shell being in Nigeria are:

1. 4500 people have been employed by them with 95% of them being Nigerian.
2. 20,000 people are being employed indirectly in support roles.
3. It has invested in Nigeria by building refineries etc.
4. Shell set up food programmes and covid-19 isolation sites during Covid-19
5. $159 million has been spent on voluntary social programmes in all the countries and some of that money must have gone to Nigeria.
6. Shell has tried to clean up the environment after oil spills.

Question 3

What are the negatives of Shell being in Nigeria?

Answer 3

The negatives of Shell being in Nigeria are:

1. Their activities have polluted the environment such as deforestation and oil spills.
2. There have been human rights abuses.
3. Employees work long hours in bad conditions.
4. Many areas are still awaiting compensation from oil spills.
5. Not all the profits go back to the Nigerian people, it goes back to the Hague.

Question 4

What are some facts about Shell IN NIGERIA?

Answer 4

Some facts about Shell in Nigeria are:

• They produce 21% of the country’s total petroleum production from eight oil fields.
• They have 6,000 kilometres of pipelines and flowlines with there being 87 flow stations, 8 gas plants and 1,000 producing wells.