Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Pollution Control Laws: The Case of Oil Spills in the Niger...

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Millicent Ele

Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Pollution Control Laws

The Case of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta

Millicent Ele

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English

Routledge
08 August 2025

Business ethics; Sales & marketing; Energy industries & utilities; Company law; Environment law

Series: Routledge Research in International Environmental Law

This book critically examines the corporate environmental responsibility of major oil companies operating in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, focusing on oil spills and comparing regulatory frameworks in Nigeria, the US, the UK, and the EU. It provides a theoretical foundation for holding these companies to the same environmental standards in Nigeria as they adhere to in more advanced jurisdictions.

Analysing Shell’s oil spill environmental performance data, the book assesses how its operations in Nigeria compare with global performance figures. Additionally, it evaluates Nigerian environmental laws, highlighting deficiencies that may contribute to persistent oil pollution. Furthermore, it explores issues of regulatory capture, corporate environmental crime, and the transnational litigation of Nigerian oil spill cases in the US, the UK, and the EU. The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 is comprehensively assessed in the context of corporate environmental governance and oil pollution control.

To propose solutions, the book examines legal frameworks for strengthening corporate due diligence and accountability. It advocates for a robust legal regime to address the clean-up liability of pre-existing (stale) oil spills in the Niger Delta, drawing insights from the UK/EU laws on contaminated land, the US Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or the Superfund), and the UK laws on oil infrastructure decommissioning. Additionally, the book introduces a novel failure to prevent oil spill offence in Nigeria, an omission-based liability inspired by the UK Bribery Act 2010 and the UK Criminal Finances Act 2017.

This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of environmental law, pollution, and land law.

By: Millicent Ele
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781032563633
ISBN 10: 103256363X
Series: Routledge Research in International Environmental Law
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 08 August 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Millicent Nwabu Ele is a UK-based law lecturer and academic researcher focusing on corporate environmental responsibility, clean energy, and pollution control laws. She has a PhD in environmental and energy law from University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, and an LL.M from Columbia University School of Law, New York, USA. Before her law degree at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, she read Zoology/Botany/Education at University of Ibadan, Nigeria and taught biology and human physiology for many years. Millicent is well-published in law and has broad legal experience. She has been admitted to practice law in Nigeria and the State of New York, USA.

Reviews for Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Pollution Control Laws: The Case of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta

The link between oil exploration and production, environmental pollution and corporate behaviour has been a long-vexed issue not only in Nigeria but globally. This is a very significant book in this area. It covers a broad spectrum of topics and is a major contribution to laws and policies on oil pollution and clean-up, and a valuable addition to modules on energy and environmental law. Sotonye Iyoyo, Former General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); and Former Acting Executive Secretary, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Nigeria This book provides an in-depth, objective analysis and legal perspective of the perennial oil spills and the attendant environmental pollution in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, drawing copious examples from other jurisdictions. It examines the critical role of major sector players, and proffers recommendations to address the challenges. A must read for environmentalists, researchers and policy makers. Lawerece Chidi Anukam, Former Director-General/Chief Executive, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Nigeria