Oil spill: NOSDRA fines SEEPCO N68m
For failing to report the oil spillage at its OKW-B location in Okpai-Oluchi Community in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State between March 5 and June 21, this year, the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has slammed a fine of N68 million on Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company (SEEPCO) Limited.
This is contained in a letter signed by the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NOSDRA, Sir Peter Idabor and addressed to SEEPCO on the matter.
In a statement issued yesterday by the Deputy Director, Information/Head,Public Affair of NOSDRA, Henshaw Ogubike, said the action of the oil firm is in violation of section 6(2) of the agency’s Act.
The section states: “An oil spiller is by this Act to report an oil spill to the Agency in writing not later than 24 hours after the occurrence of an oil spill, in default of which the failure to report shall attract a penalty in N 500,000 for each day of failure to report the occurrence”
The statement reads in part: “Accordingly, for failure, neglect or refusal to report the oil spill incident that lasted 136 days, NOSDRA found SEEPCO liable to a penalty of N68 million, which the company must remit to its account within the next 21 days of receipt of the letter of sanction.”
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