Nigerian government now seeks a court order compelling the two companies to pay into the Federal government of Nigeria account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, the sum of USD 406,751,070 being the total value of the missing revenue from the shortfall / undeclared / under - declared crude oil shipments of the country, made by the companies to United States of America. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
Government lawyer, Professor Fabian Ajogwu accused the Anglo - Dutch company of not declaring or under - declaring crude oil shipments during the period, following forensic analysis of bills of lading and shipping documents, Ajogwu, armed with sworn affidavits of three United States of America based professionals, claimed that Shell cheated Nigeria of the revenue. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
And in the environmental impact statement, Pilgrim officials wrote: «While crude oil shipment downriver is a relatively recent phenomena on the Hudson River, the increasing production of crude in North America because of fracking, and Canadian tar sands, is likely to result in increasing demand to move the crude oil to coastal areas for shipment to refineries. (dailyfreeman.com)