We’re committed to your welfare, Aiteo reassures Nembe community as oil spill is contained

Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), which jointly operates OML 29 Wellhead at Santa Barbara South field in Nembe in Bayelsa State, with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has assured the people of commitment to their welfare.

The firm’s Global Group Director/Coordinator, Mr. Andrew Oru, explained that booms have been used as temporary floating barriers to contain marine spills, protect the environment and assist in recovery. 

On why it took days to stop the spill, Oru said the spill was of a special type – a gas blowout, which involved 80 per cent gas and 20 per cent oil. He noted that this contrasted with the impression being created that the entire environment has been seriously polluted. 

He said the assertion that two million barrels of oil spilled was spurious. “The oil would have spread over the entire country. The reserve of the well itself is no way near two million barrels,” he said. He assured the community that all is being done to prevent any humanitarian or ecological disaster.

The company also donated five truck loads of palliatives, including food and medical supplies to the Nembe Kingdom.
* Media Report

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