Nigeria Oil Corruption Trial Postponed

Campaigners say this could become one of the biggest corporate corruption trials in history

A corruption trial involving oil giants Shell and Eni's business dealings in Nigeria, which was due to begin in a court in the Italian city of Milan today, has been postponed.

Eni And Shell Go On Trial Over Nigeria Kickback Scandal

Eni and Shell stand accused of handing out bribes during the 2011 purchase of an offshore oil block estimated to hold 9 billion barrels of crude, for US$1.3 billion

Oil giants Eni and Shell go on trial in Milan on Monday, charged with bribery and corruption in the purchase of an offshore oilfield in Nigeria.