Shell Ecomomic Contribution in Nigeria

Nigeria: Potential, Growth and Challenges
Modern day Nigeria came into being in 1914. One hundred years later it is established as a political and economic giant of Africa and is emerging as an exciting growth story on a global level. With a population of about 167 million…

Shell interests in Nigeria
The Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) have played a pioneering role in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry throughout its history. Nigeria’s first commercial oil exports were from the Oloibiri field operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) in the Niger Delta in 1958..

Economic contribution
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) are major contributors to the Nigerian economy. Their largest contributions are through the taxes and royalties they pay, the government’s participation in operations and the energy they produce…

Unlocking Nigeria’s Energy Potential: Gas
In 2010, the government launched the Power Road Map with a target to increase power generation to 40 GW by 2020. Also in 2011 the government launched the Gas Revolution agenda which seeks to establish Nigeria as a regional hub …

Unlocking Nigeria’s Energy Potential: Deep Water
Shell’s main offshore activities in Nigeria are carried out by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo), a 100% Shell-owned company. SNEPCo was formed in 1993 to develop Nigeria’s deep water oil and gas resources…

The UNEP report
On 4 August 2011 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland, a study of oil pollution in the Ogoniland region of Rivers State in the eastern Niger Delta…