The National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) said it has contained oil spillage in the Bodo community area of Rivers State as the faulty sections of the Trans Niger Pipeline has been completely repaired.
The Group General Manager, NAPIMS, Bala Wunti, disclosed this through his official Twitter handle at the weekend.
He stated that with the successful completion of repairs, environmental remediation will commence immediately, noting that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has an unwavering commitment to ensuring the safety and safeguarding the well being of their host communities.
He said: “Today, we achieved another great milestone on my second trip (within a week) to Bodo community.
“We will all go to bed feeling better tonight, knowing that the oil spill into the Bodo community has successfully been contained and that the NNPC Limited trust rebuilding efforts with our beloved host community has fully taken shape and paying off.
“All the parties have respected the outcome of the open discussions that led to this moment. In the coming days, not only will the Bodo community indigenes live in a cleaner and healthier environment, but the nation will also receive much-needed relief.”
He further expressed his appreciation to the host community, its leaders and all the other stakeholders involved in the process.
“Watching the contractors plug the leak and tighten the bolts to hold the clamp in place was gratifying. This memory will live with me for forever!.
“Our appreciation and gratitude go to the members of the host communities, the community leaders that stood up to be counted, and the hardworking and indefatigable Goverment Security Agencies, NNPC staff, and contractors involved throughout the process.”
The Trans Niger Pipeline which is located and and runs through Bodo Community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State is a critical asset to Nigeria’s crude export as it carries Nigeria’s crude oil, Bonny Light, to an export terminal.
According to Shell, the pipeline transports around 180,000 barrels per day of crude oil to the Bonny6 Export Terminal and is part of the gas liquids evacuation infrastructure, critical for continued domestic power generation and liquefied natural gas exports.
