Joint letter regarding Shell’s sale of the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria
Overview
The following joint letter, signed by 40 Nigerian and international non-governmental organisations, urges the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to refuse regulatory approval for Shell plc’s proposed sale of all of its shares in it’s Nigerian operation, the Shell Petroleum Development Company, to Renaissance African Energy.
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