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       LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) confirmed on Friday that Nigeria withdrew civil claims totalling $1.1 billion against it in relation to allegations of corruption in a 2011 oilfield deal.

       "We are pleased that this claim has been withdrawn. It brings to an end to all legal cases against Shell on OPL 245 in Italian courts," a Shell spokesperson said in a statement.

       In 2021, an Italian court acquitted Shell, Eni (ENI.MI), the operator of the OPL 245 oilfield, and company executives of corruption allegations in the acquisition of the field a decade earlier.

       Eni (ENI.MI) confirmed Nigeria had withdrawn the claim on Thursday.

       Reporting by Ron Bousso, Editing by Louise Heavens

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