CURBING THE IMPACT OF OIL POLLUTION IN OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIA THE CASE STUDY OF IBENO COMMUNITY IN AKWA BOM STATE.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Since 1956. oil pollution has been a serious issue for concern in Nigeria it is important to note that the key environmental issue in the Niger Delta of Nigeria relates to petroleum industries’. There has been slow poisoning of waters of this country and destruction of vegetation and agricultural land by oil spills which occurs during oil petroleum operations. The event of oil spills in Nigeria are common, half of the spills occur during pipeline and tanker accidents 50% of other causes include sabotage 28% and off production operation 21% with 1% of the spills being accounted for by inadequate or non-functional production equipment. Oil was first discovered on Sunday 15 January 1956 by Shell Darcy in oloibiri oilfield Bayelsa, it was the first commercial oil discovery in Nigeria, this discovery ended 50 years of unsuccessful oil exploration in the county by various international oil companies and launched Nigeria into the limelight of the petro-state. There are a few laws regulating the issue of oil pollution. This paper seeks to highlight the various legislations that have been enacted by the federal government to deal with this alarming reality This paper will also look into the effect of these laws on oil pollution, if it has succeeded in the addressing of the alarming issue.
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