In August 2010, the following article and statement were published about the UN Environment Programme's forthcoming report on oil pollution in the Niger Delta:

- Outrage at UN decision to exonerate Shell for oil pollution in Niger delta - John Vidal, Guardian [UK], 22 Aug 2010
- Outrage at Shell-funded UN Report on Nigeria oil spills - Friends of the Earth, 24 Aug 2010

See also: UN to Exonerate Shell From Pollution in Niger Delta - Paul Ohia, This Day [Nigeria], 23 Aug 2010

UNEP issued the following statement:
UN environment agency stresses that Nigerian oil assessment is not yet complete, 23 Aug 2010

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Shell to respond.  Shell provided the following statement:
Shell response to reports regarding UNEP environmental study in Ogoniland, Nigeria [DOC], 30 Aug 2010

It also pointed to the following videos as providing a "picture of the scale and impact of the illegal operations of some in Nigeria":

- UNEP in Nigeria - video gallery - UNEP
- Nigeria's deadly oil business - Christian Purefoy, CNN, 18 Aug 2010