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The Shell Petroleum Development of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) is investigating the oil spill incident which occured around one of its assets in Bayelsa State on August 24.
A spokesman for the SPDC, Michael Adande, stated this in a statement he issued on Monday.
The spill incident occurred at the SPDC’s Diebu Creek flow station in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and had discharged a large of volume of crude oil into the ecosystem of Peremabiri community.
The community had lamented the destruction of flora and fauna in their area by the spillage, and accused the oil firm of insensitivity and neglect.
According to them, the delayed response to the spill by SPDC had resulted in damage to the land and marine environment, impacting a wider area.
Confirming receipt of the report of the spill by SPDC,Adande said:”We are working with regulators and local community to investigate the reported incident. The Diebu Creek stopped injection into the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in mid-June 2022 owing to constant breaches of the TNP by crude oil thieves. The TNP is currently undergoing tests with water main flushing.”
The chairman of Peremabiri Community Development Committee (CDC), Mr Return Koma, said on Monday that officials of the SPDC had convened a Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) to the flow station and impacted site.
“They (SPDC) called to say that they are coming for a JIV on Tuesday and shortly they shifted it to today being Monday, so we are waiting,” Koma added.
He said the outcome of the JIV will reveal the actual cause of the spill, estimated volume of spill discharged and impacted area.
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