As part of an effort to mitigate the effect of explosion especially in the oil sector, the Federal Government is currently considering plans to adopt the new explosion control technology. The Director-General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Idris Musa, disclosed this at an online demonstration on how explosion can be prevented oil […]
By Aherhoke Okioma National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed the discharge of 45,000 barrels of crude at Angiama oilfields in Bayelsa. The Angiama oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is located in the swamps of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area in Bayelsa. NOSDRA announced on its official Twitter handle […]
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has appealed to people in host communities to join the fight against oil theft in their respective communities because of the enormous damage done to the environment and for the sake of our future generations. NOSDRA Zonal Director and Head of its office in Rivers state, […]
In its commitment to ensure unimpeded supply of petroleum products and safeguard the environment through reduction of carbon emission, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ondo State Government to establish a 65 million litres per annum biofuel plant in Okeluse, Ondo State. Speaking when the Governor […]
Industry stakeholders have called for a thorough amendment of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA Bill currently before the National Assembly, to remove any conflict between it and the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB. Among the stakeholders, were officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, and oil […]