OPL 245: Shell and Eni's Nigeria Deal

Since 2011, we have investigated and exposed oil giants Shell and Eni's role in the scandalous ‘Malabu’ deal for a Nigerian oil block: OPL 245.
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    THE DEAL

    Shell and Eni’s scandalous oil deal will deprive the people of Nigeria of over $6 billion in expected future revenues – according to analysis from world class experts.

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    The Cost

    Expert analysis shows the deal Shell and Eni set up is estimated to deprive Nigeria of enough future oil revenues to train 6 million teachers

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    THE TRIAL

    Following our investigation into the OPL245 deal Shell and Eni executives are in the dock in Milan in one of the biggest corporate bribery trials in history.

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    THE LEAKED EMAILS

    In 2016 we exposed how Shell executives were told what would happen with their billion dollar payment for the OPL 245 oil block.

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    THE EXPLAINER

    What leaked emails revealed about Shell’s role in a billion dollar bribery scheme involving some of the most powerful politicians in Nigeria at the time.

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