Shell investigates Bayelsa oil spill – Official
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) said on Monday it was investigating a report of an oil spill from its asset at Ogboinbiri in the southern Ijaw local government area of the state by Bayelsa.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that an operational incident on August 24 at Diebu Creek Flow Station, operated by SPDC, released an as yet undetermined volume of crude into the environment.
Residents of the Peremabiri community lamented the negative impact of the spill, the alleged insensitivity and negligence of SPDC.
They said the SPDC's late response to the spill caused damage to the land and marine environment and impacted a wider area.
SPDC, in a statement from its spokesman, Mike Adande, to Yenagoa, confirmed that the oil company was aware of the spill report.
Mr. Adande said, "We are working with regulators and the local community to investigate the reported incident.
"The Diebu Creek ceased injection into the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) on February 25, due to ongoing violations of the TNP by crude oil thieves.
"TNP is currently being tested with a water line flush."
According to locals, the release of large amounts of crude oil into the environment has polluted the Nun River, swamps and agricultural lands, causing hardship to the settlement mainly of fishermen and farmers.
Chairman of the Peremabiri Community Development Committee, Return Koma, in an interview with NAN on Monday, said SPDC officials called a joint fact-finding visit (JIV) to the flow station and the site. impacted for Monday.
"They called to say they were coming for an IVD on Tuesday and shortly after that they rescheduled it for Monday, so we are waiting," Mr. Koma said.
Mr. Koma said the JIV report will reveal the cause of the spill, the estimated volume of the spill and the area affected.
(NAN)
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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) said on Monday it was investigating a report of an oil spill from its asset at Ogboinbiri in the southern Ijaw local government area of the state by Bayelsa.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that an operational incident on August 24 at Diebu Creek Flow Station, operated by SPDC, released an as yet undetermined volume of crude into the environment.
Residents of the Peremabiri community lamented the negative impact of the spill, the alleged insensitivity and negligence of SPDC.
They said the SPDC's late response to the spill caused damage to the land and marine environment and impacted a wider area.
SPDC, in a statement from its spokesman, Mike Adande, to Yenagoa, confirmed that the oil company was aware of the spill report.
Mr. Adande said, "We are working with regulators and the local community to investigate the reported incident.
"The Diebu Creek ceased injection into the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) on February 25, due to ongoing violations of the TNP by crude oil thieves.
"TNP is currently being tested with a water line flush."
According to locals, the release of large amounts of crude oil into the environment has polluted the Nun River, swamps and agricultural lands, causing hardship to the settlement mainly of fishermen and farmers.
Chairman of the Peremabiri Community Development Committee, Return Koma, in an interview with NAN on Monday, said SPDC officials called a joint fact-finding visit (JIV) to the flow station and the site. impacted for Monday.
"They called to say they were coming for an IVD on Tuesday and shortly after that they rescheduled it for Monday, so we are waiting," Mr. Koma said.
Mr. Koma said the JIV report will reveal the cause of the spill, the estimated volume of the spill and the area affected.
(NAN)
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