22 Nov Aiteo moves to stop Nembe oil spill
AITEO Eastern Exploration and Production says it is seeking foreign technical expertise to halt the ongoing November 5 oil leak at an oilfield it operates in the Nembe Creek, Bayelsa State.
In a statement by its spokesman, Mathew Ndianabasi on Sunday, the oil firm noted that it had intensified its response by seeking the assistance of other oil and gas exploration firms in the response to the spill.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State had criticised the pace of response and inability of the oil firm to halt the leak after more than two weeks and continued pollution of Nembe creeks and farmlands.
Diri warned the oil firm to be ready for the consequences of neglecting the negative impact of the incident believed to have been caused by equipment failure.
It was, however, learned that officials of the oil firm had visited the leadership of the impacted communities to show empathy with the victims and handed over four truckloads of food items, medical supplies while it battle to stop the leak.
Aiteo, an indigenous oil firm which acquired the Oil Mining Lease, OML, 29 following the 2015 divestment by Shell, maintained that the leak was caused by sabotage by oil thieves who have become an obstacle to oil production and export from the asset.
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