Tag: Oil Spill
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Shell’s oil spill pollutes over 113 hectares in Bayelsa
Leakage from an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Aghoro community in Bayelsa has discharged some 1,114 barrels of crude oil into the environment. The leakage has adversely affected the fishing vocation of residents who had withdrawn from fishing to pave way for clean up. The resulting oil spill impacted and polluted…
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JTF, Shell deny coercing Bayelsa community to endorse spill report
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta and oil major, Shell on Monday denied allegations of coercing the leadership of Aghoro 1 community in Bayelsa to sign a disputed report on oil spillage. A disagreement in the areas impacted by an oil leak on the Trans Ramos Pipeline within Shell’s oilfield at Aghoro…
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Shell, Bayelsa community disagree on spill impact
A disagreement in the areas impacted by an oil leak on the Trans Ramos Pipeline within Shell’s oilfield at Aghoro communities in Bayelsa has stalled a joint investigation of the spill. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the leak , which occurred on May 17, 2018 discharged a yet to be ascertained volume of…
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Oil spill: NGO seeks medical aid to Bayelsa community
The Oil and Gas Producing Areas Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (OGPAEEI), an NGO, has called for urgent medical assistant and supply of relief materials to Aghoro Community affected by oil spillage in Bayelsa. Recall that the community, Aghoro 1 and 2, were affected by a spillage from the oilfield of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)…
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Bayelsa Govt. drags Agip to court, demands N1.6trn compensation for 2013 oil spill
The Bayelsa State Government has dragged Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over an oil spillage from the company’s SBM Sirius, in Brass Local Government Area of the state. The government filed an originating summon through the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kemeasuode Wodu. According to…