oil spill

The People of Lasukugbene Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have disagreed with the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) over how the latter responded to the oil spill which occurred in the area. Oil spill site…

An environmentalist, Mr Iniruo Wills, has advocated for the revocation and re-awarding of licences only to oil firms that operate in an environmentally sustainable manner. Mr. Iniruo Wills Wills made the call on Wednesday, March…

Residents of Nembe in Bayelsa State have reported fresh oil leak, months after the Nov. 5 spill at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29. Oil spill site OML 29, which encompasses the 97km Nembe Creek Trunk Line connecting oilfields to the Bonny…

Zeniat Abubakar, Abuja. The Nigerian government has directed the exploration company, AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited, AEEPCo to shut down operations of Santa Barbara oil fields in Nembe Local Government Area of…

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of Oil Mining Lease (OML 29), on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, said the volume of oil leakage in Friday, November 5 from its operations in Bayelsa State was yet to be…

Community sources in Ikarama community have reported a new case of oil spill along Shell Petroleum Development Company’s (SPDC) Okordia-Rumekpe Trunk Line or TransNiger Trunk Line. The spill reportedly occurred on April 6, 2021.…