Timeline - Shell's operations in Nigeria


  • World
  • Sunday, 23 Sep 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell pioneered Nigeria's oil and gas industry and remains a major investor in the West African country. But over the decades it has come under fire over spills in the Delta region and struggles with oil theft, corruption and oil-fuelled violence.

Following are some of the highlights of Shell's history in Nigeria:

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