Dutch court orders Shell to pay damages for Niger Delta oil spills
epa08972630 (FILE) - A Nigerian woman walks past a sign on polluted land warning of contamination in the Ogale community in the oil rich Niger Delta, Nigeria, 09 March 2016 (reissued 29 January 2021). An appeals court in The Hague on 29 January 2021 ruled that the Nigerian branch of Shell has to pay compensation to some Nigerian farmers. The compensation amount for the oil spills from between 2004 and 2007 in the Niger Delta has to be determined later, the court in The Hague ruled. EPA/TIFE OWOLABI *** Local Caption *** 52637718
