2008-2009 Niger Delta Oil Spills and Shell's Settlement
Following two major oil spills in 2008 and 2009 that destroyed fisheries in Nigeria's Niger Delta, the Ogoni people sued Royal Dutch Shell in British courts. In 2015, Shell settled the case, paying a total of approximately £55 million to 15,600 people. The settlement amounted to £3,525 per person, with £2,200 paid directly to each individual and the remainder allocated to community public goods. This individual compensation was significant, representing more than what most Ogoni people would earn in a year. Despite the substantial payment to the recipients, it was only a fraction of the total environmental damage, which a UN report estimated would cost around $1 billion and take 30 years to fully restore.
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