Shell in Nigeria Flashcards
The oil industry is located in…
Niger Delta region, which is an area of wetlands.
When did the oil boom start?
In the 1970s
Shell work in Nigeria to produce…
more than 21 percent of the countries total petroleum production.
Shell provide many…
jobs for local people.
If Shell causes some environmental damage, they…
try to clean it up.
Shell has a foundation to help…
sustainability and biodiversity and help local communities.
Shell has spent…
12 billion dollars in LICs
Shell’s taxes are…
20 billion dollars in 2013.
Shell uses lots of…
local companies to run the oil refineries.
Shell has many incidents…
involving oil spills.
Shell has been accused of…
human right abuses against the Ogoni people in Niger Delta.
Workers work extremely…
long hours (12+) and they get paid very low wages compared to factories in HICs.
