An account of Shell Oil Company's record in the Ogoni region uncovers a "ravaged environment ..(in which) oil pulses out of burst pipes and slicks dead vegetation." Although in its operation in other countries Shell ensures that it does not degrade the environment, it does not take such precautions in Nigeria. For example, "for Shell's pipeline from Stanlow in Cheshire to Mossmoran in Scottland, 17 different environmental surveys were commissioned before a single turf was cut... A detailed Environmental Assessment Impact covered every measure of the (pipeline) route.. Elaborate measures were taken to avoid lasting disfiguring and the route was diverted in several palaces to accommodate environmental concerns..The Ogoni have never seen, let alone been consulted over, an environmental impact assessment.