ENVIRONMENT

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Monday expressed surprise over the silence of the House of Representatives on the recent oil spill in Nembe Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The leak, which occurred on November 5 at the OML 29 Wellhead 1 operated by Aiteo Exploration and Production Company Limited, polluted the Santa Barbra River and creeks for ...

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is intensifying clean up from the Nembe oil spill after the leak was plugged. A statement by Mr Victor Okoronkwo, Aiteo’s Group Managing Director, said the Nov. 5, leak was stopped by collaboration driven by Nigerian experts. Okoronkwo said, “Indigenous participation in the Upstream space is nascent. “The efforts evident in the ...

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has identified some challenges hindering effective implementation of agency environmental programmes, which are its core mandates. Among the challenges listed by NESREA include, poor enforcement infrastructure, insufficient funding and poor budgetary allocation for environmental compliance monitoring. The Director-General, NESREA, Prof. Aliyu Jauro, disclosed this at a press conference on the activities ...

Aiteo, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Aiteo Joint Venture (JV), Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, Wednesday succeeded in shutting down the leak on its Santa Barbara wellhead in Nembe, Bayelsa state. The company had on Friday, November 5, 2021, reported a hydrocarbon wellhead leak on the facility to the Nigerian authorities. Aiteo had stated that the well which the ...

The growth of the world’s capacity to generate electricity from solar panels, wind turbines and other renewable technologies is on course to accelerate over the coming years, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Some 95 percent of growth in global power-generation capacity is projected to come from renewables by the end of 2026. However, the ...

By Engr. Gbenga Komolefe, NUPRC CEO The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reiterated its commitment to tackle oil spills in the Nigerian oil and gas sector in fulfillment of its regulatory mandate as enshrined in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, Petroleum Act and the Petroleum (Drilling and Production) Regulations and subsidiary legislations. This assurance has become necessary ...

…….Minister Reassures Host Community of efforts to remediate the Spill…… Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company, AEEPCO, operator of the NNPC / Aìteo Joint Venture on OML 29, has assured the government and host communities that the Spill at Nember’s OML 29 will end in 48 Hours as it has Intensified efforts to fast- track the clean-up even as the ...

……….. Keep an open mind, support a new law to reap its benefits…….. Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) weekend said that the Petroleum Industry Act as well as the Host Community Development Trusts (HCDT), would serve as a catalyst for the development of host communities in the Niger Delta region. The oil giant, therefore, urged community leaders, women and youths to ...

………….by Ben Ndubuwa……..The management of Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), Operator of the NNPC /Aiteo Joint Venture of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 has activated an elaborate and extensive Spill Containment response and is now engaging major stakeholders and affected host Communities to ensure adequate remediation. Aside from the urgent technical responses to contain the leak, Aiteo explained ...

Director-General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Mr dris Musa, has urged host communities and stakeholders to embark on advocacy and protect their immediate environment against pipeline vandalism. Musa stated this on Wednesday in Akure during a sensitisation programme on Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Plan on the dangers of pipeline vandalism and the resultant environmental pollution. Represented by ...