Briefing Notes

Shell interests in Nigeria

• SPDC is the largest oil and gas company in Nigeria. It is the operator of a joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (55%), SPDC (30%), Total (10%), and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (5%) ... (PDF, 159 KB)

The Operating Environment

• Frustrated by the lack of benefits from oil production, communities have targeted the operations of energy companies, including SPDC demanding better public services and a greater share of government ... (PDF, 148 KB)

Nigerian Content

• In 2010, Shell-run companies in the country awarded contracts worth more than $947 million to Nigerian companies. This represented more than 96% of the overall number of contracts and amounted to over 94% ... (PDF, 139 KB)

Domestic Gas

• For most of that time until about 1998, SPDC was the sole supplier of gas in the country. Today SPDC provides about 70% of the country’s domestic gas supply, most of which is used for power generation ... (PDF, 114 KB)

Improving lives in the Niger Delta

• Shell-run operations contributed over $161 million to the Niger Delta Development Commission as required by law (Shell share $59.80 million), while an additional $71 million (Shell share $22.85 million)... (PDF, 127 KB)

Gas Flaring

• In total, SPDC flaring dropped by more than half between 2002 and 2010 from over 0.6 billion cubic feet a day (bcf/d) to less than 0.3 bcf/d, although production losses contributed to this decline ... (PDF, 140 KB)

Shell Nigeria Gas

• In 2010, SNG distributed an average of about 21 million standard cubic feet a day of natural gas produced from the Niger Delta to industries and factories in its areas of operation. Many multi-national and local companies.. (PDF, 188 KB)

The Gbaran Ubie integrated oil and gas project

• The Gbaran project is a world-class development that will boost Nigeria’s oil and gas resources significantly. It will help meet government targets to reduce fl aring, provide more energy for Nigerians and ... (PDF, 155 KB)

Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU)

• By the end of 2010, a total of 490 projects had been successfully completed through GMoUs (including pre-GMoU projects). A total of $65 million in funding has been provided so far. Six of the 24 CDBs have grown ... (PDF, 87 KB)

The Afam integrated gas and power project

• The 650-megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant is an advanced design that requires only two-thirds of the gas needed by many of Nigeria’s existing power plants to generate each unit of electricity ... (PDF, 160 KB)

Environmental Performance - oil spills

• One of our key concerns is to make it harder for saboteurs to steal oil and pollute the environment. In 2010 we completed a programme to make it more difficult to tamper with more than 100 wells ... (PDF, 210 KB)

The West African Gas Pipeline Project

• SPDC and its joint venture partners expect to supply half of the initially required gas, an estimated 65 – 70 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d), through the WAGP when it begins full ... (PDF, 178 KB)

Our Economic Contribution

• The largest economic contribution by Shell companies in Nigeria is through the taxes and royalties we pay and the energy we produce. Nigeria depends on the oil industry for approximately 95% of export earnings and ... (PDF, 173 KB)

Biodiversity

• SPDC, together with NGOs contributed to the passing of a biodiversity law by the Edo State Government, the first biodiversity conservation law enacted by a Nigerian State. The law regulates exploitation and cedes... (PDF, 294 KB)

Bonga Deep Water Project

• Bonga has set new standards for the Nigerian energy industry. The skills and technology we have used here could enable Nigeria to become a major offshore producer and help meet global demand for ... (PDF, 313 KB)