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   FTHE BONGA OIL SPILL (Friday January 06, 2012) (Click here )

On December 20, last year, Nigeria experienced yet another oil spill, the worst in over a decade. This was sequel to the leakage of a facility at the Bonga oil field belonging to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo). The leakage, which has been traced to an export line from the field’s floating production, storage and offloading vessel resulted in the loss of over 40,000 barrels of crude oil.....We acknowledge the efforts the management of Shell has made so far to bring the problem under control. However, an investigation into the incident has become absolutely necessary. The Minister of Environment, Hajia Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia, had during a recent visit to the site assured of a probe. Also, the Senate Committee on Environment, led by Dr. Bukola Saraki has equally underscored the seriousness of the spill and the need for a thorough investigation. Let these assurances translate into action so that the country will be spared another, perhaps more serious, disaster.The Bonga oil spill and other similar spills that have ravaged the Niger Delta and destroyed vegetation and marine life, need the attention of all concerned, including that of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). It should be recalled that these recent spills are coming few months after the report of the Environmental Policy Implementation Agency, an arm of the United Nations which blamed the incessant oil spills in the Niger Delta on negligence of oil firms in the areas. While it is too early to trade blames, what is of paramount importance now is how to avoid a reoccurrence. Ref:http://www.nigerianbestforum.com/blog/?p=103455

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