By Amos Odeh, Yenagoa The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Monday said it was working with the Bayelsa State government to resolve a dispute with host communities over delays in the timeline for an electricity project in the area. The four communities constituting Kolo-Creek Cluster Development Board in the Ogbia …
Read More »Explosions Damage Crude, Gas Pipelines at Shell, Agip Oil Fields
Unidentified persons on Monday attacked oil facilities operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Ikarama community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Mr Ben Warder, a youth leader in Ikarama near the incident site, said on Tuesday that residents heard several sounds from …
Read More »SPDC Denies Involvement in Leadership Crisis at Host Community in Bayelsa
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), on Monday said it did not interfere with the selection of community representatives on Cluster Development Boards (CDBs) that administer its community development funds. SPDC said under the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) template, host communities solely select or recall who represents …
Read More »Shell Resumes Oil Export from Forcados Export Terminal, Lifts Force Majeure
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) on Monday said it has resumed oil exports from the Forcados Oil Export Terminal halted on April 4 over ‘unforeseen circumstances’ in its operations. Mr Michael Adande, an SPDC spokesman confirmed the development to our correspondent in an email on Monday. …
Read More »Aghoro Community Bemoans N3.6bn Slash in Trans Ramos Oil Spill Compensation
By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa Members of Aghoro 1 community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Friday berated the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) for short-changing them. They criticised the oil firm for arbitrarily determining the compensation figure for the May 17, 2018 spill in the …
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