Criminal case
Milan Public Prosecutor v Royal Dutch Shell plc, Eni S.p.A. and others
- Authority
- Tribunal of Milan
- Case number
- Not published on the pages we read
- Filed or opened
- Not published
- Organization
- Shell plc
- Current stage
- Final acquittal
- Outcome
- Final acquittalS3
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Contradicted81An April 2017 Africanews headline said Shell admitted paying bribes to a former Nigerian petroleum minister in the OPL 245 deal.Press report, 10 April 20174 records citedBribery
Sources
- S1Tier C Shell, Eni Acquitted in Massive Corruption TrialCourthouse News Service (Cain Burdeau). Press report. March 2021.Reports the Milan acquittal of Shell, Eni and executives. It does not give the court's reasons.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S3Tier C Italy prosecutors abandon $1.3 billion Eni Nigeria graft appealThe African Mirror (Emilio Parodi, citing Reuters). Press report. 20 July 2022.Reuters-sourced report that prosecutors dropped the criminal appeal, which makes the acquittals final. It replaces an undated Energy Voice page with no headline shown. It carries no Shell statement.Link working, checked 25 October 2026