Assessment of the Socio-Environmental Challenges of Oil and Gas Production in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria
Journal Title: Бізнес Інформ - Year 2015, Vol 12, Issue 0
Abstract
The Niger Delta region is made up of 9 out of the 36 states of Nigeria. The region is richly endowed with abundant natural resources and is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet comprising of four ecological zones namely: coastal barrier islands, mangrove swamps, freshwater swamps and lowland rainforests. Nigeria has a total of 159 oil fields and 1481 wells and produces a maximum capacity of about 2.5 million barrels per day as at 2014. These oil fields and well are all located within the Niger-delta region of the country. However, years of unsustainable exploration of oil and gas in this region have led to severe environment and social challenges among communities of this region. These include among others, degradation of the farm land, depletion of forest and aquatic fauna, pollution of air, groundwater and mangrove swamps. The long-term impacts of all these have posed serious health and social problems. Invariably, uncommon health problems have prevailed and the environment including the livelihood of the people of this region which are mainly farming and fishing have seriously been affected. This paper therefore is an attempt to assess the socio-environmental challenges that appear as a direct and indirect result of oil and gas exploration and production in the Niger-delta region of Nigeria. It draws a comparative analysis between Nigeria’s Niger delta and some other oil producing African regions with the aim to bringing into perspectives the environmental and social impacts.
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Jonathan Nwosu
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