Following the recent fire incident that rocked one of it’s oil well in Ondo state, Chevron Nigeria Limited, operator of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation joint venture, has called on all stakeholders to embrace dialogue and respect the rule of law in resolving perceived grievances.
The fire incident, which Chevron confirmed occurred on April 18, 2019, took place at the NNPC/CNL JV’s Ojumole Well 1 in Ondo State.
According to a statement by Esimaje Brikinn, General Manager, Policy, Government and Public Affairs (G.M, PGPA), Chevron, he said contrary to reports, Chevron does not have any oil well called Ikpalakpala-bou in its assets in the Western Niger Delta.
He said the Joint Investigation Visit to the site of the incident on Saturday April 20, 2019, by a team made up of regulatory agencies, community stakeholders (including representatives of Tsekelewu community) and CNL, determined that the fire was caused by unidentified third-parties who interfered with the facility.
Brikinns said because Chevron places the highest priority on the health and safety of its workforce, the community around its operations and protection of its assets and the environment, they are currently working with contractors to safely put out the fire as quickly as possible.
“There are independent, accredited environmental consultants monitoring the environment and our post incident activities will be consistent with the relevant environmental laws, regulations and guidelines.
“We continue to conduct our operations safely, reliably and efficiently, with utmost consideration for protection of people and the environment,” Brikinns said.
He noted that CNL takes any threat to its operations seriously and will inform the relevant law enforcement agencies of such threats.
