President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chukwuemeka Woke as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency. Woke, a former Chief of Staff to a former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister…
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), has called on staff of the agency and Nigerians to imbibe safety and health measures as part of their lifestyle. Mr Cyrus Nkangwung, Director, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), NOSDRA, made…
Foropa, a fishing settlement along the Atlantic coastline in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has reported a ‘mystery’ oil spill that left the coastline polluted. Mystery spills refer to crude oil leaks from unknown sources where there are…
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it deployed an aircraft and five vessels to contain the oil leakage from the Egina facility operated by TotalEnergies. According to the spills agency, the response aircraft and vessels were…
About 3,000 barrels of crude oil were lost to the Nov. 15 oil spill from the offshore Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel of TotalEnergies. The FPSO located 130 kilometres off the Atlantic coastline from Port Harcourt has…
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it deployed an aircraft and five vessels to contain the oil leakage from Egina facility operated by TotalEnergies. According to the spills agency, the response aircraft and vessels were used…
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency data has shown that the Federal Government lost about N843billion to gas flaring between January 2022 and August 2023. NOSDRA, in its latest gas flare report, disclosed that oil and gas companies…
A report by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has revealed that oil producing companies in Nigeria flared 92.3 million standard cubic feet (mscf) of gas between January and April 2023. According to the data obtained from…
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), has called on stakeholders in the petroleum industry to ensure the prevention of oil spillages in Nigeria. The Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Yamusa III, who is the Chairman, Governing Board,…
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), has called on oil industry operators to invest in technology and equipment for prompt detection and response to oil spills. The Chairman, Governing Board of NOSDRA, Dr Shehu Yamusa (III), made…
