FG, Ogun probe recurring gas leaks
- ✦“About two weeks ago, the Commission Chief Executive of NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyawa Eyesan, advised that we set up an ad-hoc committee from the Lagos regional office to come to the state because the state government had conducted an initial assessment and submitted their report.” “Presently, we have a study group known as the ‘Epe Study Group.’ They are looking into similar issues in a village community in Rivers State, and there is one right in Delta State where we have established that gas seepage is emanating from the subsurface.
- The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has deployed a specialised technical ad-hoc committee to Ogun State to investigate and mitigate recurring subsurface gas seepages that are currently impacting secondary schools and host communities across the Ijebu axis and neighboring regions.
- He said, “We are from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, known as the NUPRC.
- “About two weeks ago, the Commission Chief Executive of NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyawa Eyesan, advised that we set up an ad-hoc committee from the Lagos regional office to come to the state because the state government had conducted an initial assessment and submitted their report.” “Presently, we have a study group known as the ‘Epe Study Group.’ They are looking into similar issues in a village community in Rivers State, and there is one right in Delta State where we have established that gas seepage is emanating from the subsurface.
The Federal Government and Ogun State have deployed a committee to probe recurring subsurface gas leaks affecting schools and communities in the Ijebu axis
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What is the latest development regarding Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission?
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has deployed a specialised technical ad-hoc committee to Ogun State to investigate and mitigate recurring subsurface gas seepages that are currently impacting secondary schools and host communities across the Ijebu axis and neighboring regions.
Who are the key organizations or public figures mentioned?
He said, “We are from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, known as the NUPRC.
What timeline or key figures were confirmed?
During a joint briefing and site assessment kickoff in Ijebu on Saturday, officials confirmed that preliminary findings point to a natural, subsurface geological phenomenon rather than pipeline leaks.
