Italy Supreme Court Acquits Prosecutors in Eni-Shell OPL 245 Oil Block Case, Ending Long-Running Legal Battle
Italy’s Top Court Clears Prosecutors in OPL 245 Case, Marking New Twist in Nigeria’s Biggest Oil Scandal Italy’s highest court has acquitted two prosecutors who led the failed corruption case against energy giants Eni and Shell over Nigeria’s controversial OPL 245 oil block, bringing another chapter of one of Africa’s largest and most protracted oil scandals to a close. The Court of Cassation overturned the convictions of Milan prosecutors Fabio De Pasquale and Sergio Spadaro,
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