Nigeria, July 1 -- Four civil society organisations have filed legal action against French energy giant TotalEnergies, seeking access to documents relating to the company's planned divestment from its onshore oil interests in Nigeria's Niger Delta.

The organisations, including Friends of the Earth France, Hawkmoth, HEDA Resource Centre and Social Action International, announced the lawsuit on Wednesday in a joint statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES.

They said their suit asked a French court to compel TotalEnergies to disclose documents that would clarify the terms of the proposed sale of its stake in the Renaissance joint venture.

The organisations, supported by The Corner House and ReCommon, stated that the legal action was brought un...