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  $16million that will come out of petty cash while shareholders laugh all the way to Swiss Banks.
  The people suffer again.
context: Smithers, my wallet's in my right front pocket. >
  
  Rich oil company receives a slap on the hand for damages against a people, their food source, livelihood and the environment. Tell me again what those wealthy oil executives make per year and what their bonuses amount too? >
  
  Seems very low. Should be billions, no? >
  
  It was a settlement. Without admission of liability though. >
  
  Unfortunately the gas lines were targeted for years by local groups looking to either steal the oil or extort Shell. The fact that Shell was found liable is actually a bit strange (ultimately they are responsible for not doing more to try and secure their lines). >
  
  Farmers won’t get a dime.  It’ll be stolen by the first tribal whoever that gets his hands on it. >
  
  Probably sucked $100 billion out of the ground.  And have to be taken to court to give up some scraps. >
  
  Insanity isn’t it >
  
  no more like how world of resource exploitation has been working for hundreds of years? They used to exploit much more >
  
  Mine as well fly over an area and throw the cash out >
  
  Shell likely makes $16 million a second. >
  
  poor company, give them fine which erase their profits for the last 4 hours! not sure if they won’t fill a bankruptcy with that >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 71%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Shell has agreed to pay $16m to four Nigerian farmers and their communities to compensate for damage allegedly caused by pollution coming from leaks in its oil pipelines.
  The oil spills in this case happened from 2004 to 2007 and the pay out follows a decision last year by a Dutch court that the Nigerian branch of Shell was responsible for the damage.
  The four farmers who began the case - Barizaa Dooh, Elder Friday Alfred Akpan, Chief Fidelis A Oguru and Alali Efanga - said the leaks from underground oil pipelines had cost them their livelihoods by contaminating land and waterways.
  
  
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  Yeah I’m sure that’ll cover it ffs >
  
  The four Nigerian Farmers have really badass names makes me want to have a kid so I can use one of these.
  Barizaa Dooh, Elder Friday Alfred Akpan, Chief Fidelis A Oguru and Alali Efanga >
  
  How much can an oil spill cost, ten dollars? >
  
  Am I the only person who thinks that Shell is not to blame for the actions of oil pirates who drill into pipelines to steal oil. I get the deep pockets doctrine is a factor, but blaming a company for the side effects of said company being robbed seems rather extortionate. >
  
  Probably, yeah. >
  
  Based on 31b in profits for last year. Shell makes $983 per second profit.
  So this is about 4.5 hours profits or 0.05% of annual profits.
  This is the equivalent of someone on a $30,000 salary giving someone $15 for burning down their livelihood