Tag:Oil spill

Pollution

Environmentalists report oil spill at Ogboinbiri Bayelsa coastal community

An oil leak has been reported at an oilfield operated by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) around Ogboinbiri in the Southern Ijaw Local...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2021

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Shell, rights group disagree on remediation of Ikarama spill site in Bayelsa

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and an environmental rights group have disagreed on remediation of oil spill sites at Ikarama community in Bayelsa State. While...

Michael Simire - August 25, 2021

Health

Delta assembly summons firm over oil spill, dumping of toxic wastes

The Delta State House Committee on Environment has given the management of Sterling Oil and Energy Company Ltd. (SOEPCO) an eight-day ultimatum to defend...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2021

Pollution

Environmentalists seek clean-up of oil spills in Bayelsa community

Environmentalists on Monday, July 5, 2021 called for an end to the frequent oil leaks at the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) oil fields...

Michael Simire - July 7, 2021

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Oil spill: Court orders Mobil, NNPC to pay N82bn in damages to Akwa Ibom communities

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay the oil communities in...

Michael Simire - June 21, 2021

Pollution

Shell reports 51 leaks in Niger Delta in 2021

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says it has so far recorded 51 leaks from its oil production activities in the Niger Delta...

Michael Simire - June 15, 2021

Pollution

Oil spill: Agip shuts down Idu Well 11 in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday, April 12, 2021 confirmed an oil leak from its Idu oilfields at Egbebiri settlement within Biseni...

Michael Simire - May 12, 2021

Pollution

Shell’s pipeline spills 276 barrels of crude in April, says report

The 14-inch crude trunk line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in the Niger Delta region spilled 276 barrels of crude oil in...

Michael Simire - May 10, 2021

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Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to workplace safety, employee wellbeing,...

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