..Reiterates Commitment To Protecting Environment
Yemisi Izuora
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), has said that all necessary measures were taken to deal with the fire incident which hit the Ojumole oil field asset.
Chevron in a statement confirmed that at about 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2019, a fire was observed at the Ojumole Well No. 1, an idle and plugged well with no flowline connected to it. Ojumole field is in NNPC/CNL JV’s Western Niger Delta area of operations.
The company in the statement said it conducted an overflight to evaluate the fire and also mobilized emergency responders to assess the site, contain the fire and boom the area.
In addition, said it duly notified community stakeholders about the incident and also reported it to the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and other regulatory and security authorities.
As a matter of procedure, a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) was made to the site of the incident on Saturday April 20, 2019, by a team made up of regulatory agencies, community stakeholders and CNL, determined that the fire incident was caused by third-party interference. There was no impact to any of the neighboring communities.
Meanwhile, CNL is currently working with contractors to safely put out the fire as quickly as possible, just as it restated commitment to the safety of the communities and the environment in its areas of operation.
“We continue to conduct our operations safely, reliably and efficiently, with utmost consideration for protection of people and the environment”, the company assured.