Crime Jan 8, 2015

Shell, villagers agree to $83.5 million for huge oil spilll

Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay a Nigerian fishing community £55 million (about $83.5 million) for the worst oil spill in Nigeria, an unprecedented settlement that experts say could open a floodgate of litigation there and abroad. Wednesday’s agreement ends a three-year legal ...

Corporate Aug 13, 2013

Mexico opens oil sector to investment

President Enrique Pena Nieto proposes historic changes to Mexico's state-run energy sector, cracking open the door for global oil giants such as Exxon Mobil and Shell to invest in Mexico's lethargic 75-year-old state oil monopoly.

Global-related Jul 22, 2013

Greenpeace's Shard stunt may not help its cause

by Catherine Bennett

Greenpeace's staged scaling of central London's Shard skyscraper makes one wonder if the environmental organization might be even more effective if it grew up.