PIB, A Serious Environmental Protection Proposal? (3)

Gas flaring which is the greatest environmental hazard in the Niger Delta is the burning of natural gas that is associated with crude oil when it is pumped up from the ground. This is the cheapest method of separating crude oil, from associated gas and has been proven to cause pollution damaging to human health.

While gas flaring has technically been illegal in Nigeria since 1984, the government sometimes grants exemptions to oil companies, and fines for flaring. These exemptions and fines are minimal or of no effect in encouraging investment in safe and environmental friendly technology in oil and gas exploration and development.

George Osahon, Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) during a business forum of Nigeria Gas Association (NGA) in Lagos, said, “Nigeria is losing over 4.9 million dollars (more than N735 million) daily to gas flaring.” According to him, “…an average of 4.9 million dollars worth of gas is being flared on daily basis  which translates to about 1.4 billion cubic feet of gas flared daily by the international oil companies,”
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