Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, has blamed the recent oil spills which occurred on a pipeline operated by the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited in Obolo-Ebubu community in Eleme, on sabotage.
Zonal Director of NOSDRA, Mr. Ime Ekanem, who led a Joint Investigation Visit to the spill incident site, on Monday said the 12 inches Ogale-Ebubu Pipeline in Obolo-Ebubu had an attached 1″ valve installed at a 12 O’clock position.
SweetCrude Reports at the weekend had reported a fresh oil spill from a Shell facility in Obolo-Ebubu, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, at the weekend.
NOSDRA who confirmed the spill had assured of a Joint Investigation Visit scheduled for Sunday, with the operator, host community and officials of Rivers State Ministry of Environment.
The spill, which became noticeable last Friday, occurred within Ogale community where its underground water was already contaminated with benzene, 900 times above the World Health Organisation’s standard, as documented by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP.
This article was originally posted at sweetcrudereports.com
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