The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has said that the reported oil spill from its facility in the Imiringi community in Bayelsa State was caused by oil thieves.
The company said it conducted a Joint Investigative Visit (JIV) into the July 27 oil spill.
The JIV, is a statutory probe that follows every reported spill incident. It is conducted by regulators, operators, and community representatives to ascertain the cause, volume of spill and impacted area.
The Media Relations Manager of SPDC, Bamidele Odugbesan, in a statement on Wednesday in Yenagoa, said that three barrels of SPDC’s Bonny light crude blend were spilt into the environment.
Although members of the Imiringi community had claimed that the spill had polluted farmlands and water bodies in the area, SPDC said the entire three barrels had been recovered, leaving a residue.
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