S26·E26 Shell's Hell

The greatest oil disaster in the world is unfolding in the Niger Delta. Millions of liters of oil have leaked into the local environment since Shell began oil extraction there in 1958. Large areas have been transformed into a desolate moonscape where land cultivation and fishing are no longer possible. The oil pollution has harmful consequences for their health. Shell employees are accused of being a part of a perverse industry of deliberate leakage. Employees of Shell in Nigeria ordered the vandalization of oil pipelines for their own personal gain while profiting from these intentional oil leaks by pocketing money from cleanup budgets. Zembla verified all of this and interviewed the sources on camera.