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Nigeria: Oil

Commons · Question 8649 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her polices of the governance framework for Nigeria’s oil and gas sector established under the administra

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 16 Jun 2026

We continue to raise with Shell, including at Ministerial level, the importance of action to address the risks of pollution from oil production in the Niger Delta, in line with international standards. The regulation of companies within Nigeria and the go...