Pollution: Reps to probe oil companies over alleged PIA violation.
The House of Representatives has decided to look into claims that oil firms have harmed the environment in areas that produce oil and have defied the law governing the oil industry.
Pollution: Representatives will look into possible PIA violations by oil firms.
The House of Representatives has made the decision to investigate allegations that oil companies have damaged the environment in oil-producing regions and have disobeyed the law regulating the oil business.
The House tasked the Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources to investigate any environmental harm caused by oil companies’ flouting of the law.
The resolution was approved in response to a suggestion made on Wednesday during the plenary session by Ahmadu Jaha of the APC in Borno.
The motion’s proponent, Jaha, asserted that numerous oil wells in oil-producing regions have been drained and are no longer economically viable, forcing local and international oil and gas businesses to sell off their prior upstream holdings.
The research claims that decommissioning oil well locations that are not economically feasible is best practice internationally to avoid environmental issues or interference with other marine operations.
Citing section 232 of the PIA, Jaha asserts that the law requires oil companies to ensure that the environment is restored to its natural state following the completion of their exploratory activities by demolishing and removing unviable sites.
“Article 233 of the Petroleum Industry Law provides for the establishment of a fund for the mitigation of negative environmental impacts associated with the decommissioning or abandonment of oil and gas fields and assets,” he stated.
Jaha claims that both domestic and foreign oil and gas companies have routinely broken the law by removing non-viable platforms and facilities from their operational bases without following the proper protocols.
He claims that the toxic gas emissions from abandoned factories are “huge hazards to host communities” and are causing people to become ill and die for no apparent reason.
He continued, “Abandoned facilities are preventing water transportation and posing unimaginable risks to farmers.”
Without more discussion, the resolution was approved after being submitted to an oral vote by the meeting’s Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu.
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