Oil giant Shell's long-overdue compensation pay out to a community devastated by oil spills in the Niger Delta is an important victory for the victims of corporate negligence, said Amnesty Internat

United Nations experts said Wednesday they found "limited immediate impact" on the ecosystem of the world's largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh after a major oil spill early in December.

A Russian Black Sea city declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a burst pipeline spewed oil into the landlocked water body, with stormy weather hampering cleanup efforts.

The team of experts from the United Nations arrived at the Sundarbans on Monday to investigate the place of the oil spill.

Apart from the growing concern over the survival of multiple species of flora and fauna, now the fear is heightening about the livelihoods of the poor people living on the forest resources, thanks

(Reuters) - Nigeria's National Assembly said on Wednesday oil major Shell should pay $3.96 billion for a 2011 spill at its offshore Bonga oilfield in the latest assessment of damage to the environm

The Indian Coast Guard has given clean chit to ships earlier held responsible for polluting the sea, after tar balls surfaced on Goan shore during monsoon.

Ughelli — Oil communities under the aegis of Shoreline Oil Communities in Delta, Bayelsa and Ondo states, have given Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) seven days ultimatum to begin negotia

Yenagoa — The devastating oil spill of November 12 at Ikarama in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, from Shell's Okordia-Rumuekpe Trans-Niger Pipeline, has been discovered to have resu