Claudio Descalzi

Shell, Eni Charged With Corruption In Billion Dollar Nigerian Oil Deal

In this Thursday, March 24, 2011 photo, oil is seen on the creek water’s surface near Ogoniland, outside Port Harcourt, in Nigeria’s Delta region. (AP/Sunday Alamba)
(REPORT) — Italian prosecutors have charged oil giants Shell and Eni with international corruption offences, as the companies struggle with the fallout from their controversial 2011 purchase of an oil licence in Nigeria.