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Greenpeace warns Mauritius not to sink vessel that caused oil spill

Plans by Mauritius to sink part of a broken-up vessel that caused a disastrous oil spill should be shelved, environmental watchdog, Greenpeace, said on...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2020

Pollution

Part of broken-up ship that caused Mauritius oil spill to be sunk

The Mauritian government is preparing to sink the largest part of the Japanese vessel that caused a massive oil spill in the island’s waters,...

Michael Simire - August 17, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Japanese firm says most oil siphoned out of Mauritius ship

The company responsible for removal of 3,000 tons of fuel oil from a Japanese ship run aground off the Mauritian coast on Thursday, August...

Michael Simire - August 13, 2020

Pollution

Reactions trail oil spill off coast of Mauritius

More than 1,000 tons of oil have leaked from a cargo ship and into the biodiversity-rich coastal waters of Mauritius. The leak has grave implications on...

Michael Simire - August 11, 2020

Pollution

Mauritius facing environmental crisis after oil spill

Authorities in Mauritius, on Friday, August 7, 2020 said they were battling with a huge oil spill from a Japanese vessel, off the coast of...

Michael Simire - August 7, 2020

Pollution

UK Supreme Court to hear Nigerian communities’ pollution claims against Shell

More than 40,000 Nigerians from the Ogale and Bille Communities in the Niger Delta will take their legal fight against Shell to the UK...

Michael Simire - June 19, 2020

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Ikebiri spill: No more hiding place for Agip, says group

It is time for the slowly-grinding wheel of justice to crush the Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) and its subsidiary, which had evaded...

admin - May 10, 2017

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Spill: Ikebiri community sues ENI, NAOC, demands compensation

The Ikebiri community from Bayelsa State in Nigeria on Friday, May 5, 2017 launched a legal case against the Italian oil giant ENI, seeking...

admin - May 6, 2017

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