Civil case
Milieudefensie and Nigerian farmers v Shell plc and Shell Nigeria
- Authority
- Court of Appeal of The Hague
- Case number
- ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2021:132, ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2021:133 and ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2021:134, as listed on the court releaseS5
- Filed or opened
- 2008
- Organization
- Shell plc
- Current stage
- Settled after final liability ruling
- Outcome
- Settled for EUR 15 millionS6
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Partly supported86Shell said in December 2022 that it continued to believe the Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo spills in the Dutch case were caused by sabotage.Company statement, 23 December 20224 records citedSafety
- Supported78Reuters reported in December 2022 that Shell would pay EUR 15 million to Nigerian communities to settle the Dutch Oruma, Goi and Ikot Ada Udo spill case.Press report, 23 December 20223 records citedSafety
Sources
- S5Tier A Shell Nigeria liable for oil spills in NigeriaCourt of Appeal of The Hague (rechtspraak.nl). Government press release. 29 January 2021.Court release on the liability and sabotage findings for each site. It does not set compensation.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S6Tier C Shell to pay $15m settlement over oil spills in NigeriaAl Jazeera (Reuters). Press report. 23 December 2022.Reports the EUR 15 million settlement and Shell's sabotage view. It is not the settlement text.Link working, checked 25 October 2026