Taming Nigeriaâs Oil spillages and gas flaring Scourge
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The recent news report that the Okordia-Rumekpe 14-inch crude truck line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) discharged some 213 barrels of crude oil into Ikarama community in Bayelsa, has again brought to our consciousness that though Nigeria prides itself as the giant of Africa and the most populous black nation in the world, yet, it is still riddled with third world challenges.
Essentially, while clarifying that an estimated 1.34 hectares of land was polluted by the leakage which followed a rupture on the pipeline, SPDC among other things confirmed that probe into the incident had been concluded, Noting that out of the 213 barrels of SPDC’s bonny light crude stream leak, some 110 barrels are recoverable from the ongoing recovery exercise at the site, leaving an estimated spilled volume at 109.12 barrels.
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The House of Representatives on Monday underscored the need for the review of Nigeria’s energy policy as well as enforcement of the zero gas flaring policy in the country.
In his keynote address at the one-day public hearing on the ‘Need to end gas flaring in Nigeria and harness associated gas’, held at the instance of the joint House Committee on Gas Resources, Environment and Climate Change, the Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila frowned at futile efforts made by successive administrations on the initiative.
“We have gathered here today to fulfil the resolutions reached that day, including the charge to investigate the level of devastation caused by gas flaring and the level of regulatory compliance by multinationals in the Petroleum Upstream sector.