Field Report #211

16 October 2009

Six days after the fire incident Chevron called for a meeting with community leaders at Okpuekaba community (this community also has an oil field). We went there and they brought boom materials which was handed over to us. We took it expecting them to send skilled personnel to go with us to fix it but to our greatest amazement they left us to

Shell at Ikarama: Hiding oil spills by turning the soil

Location: Ikarama community, in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State

INTRODUCTION
Available statistics and reports show that Ikarama community, one of the six towns settled along the Taylor Creek that make up Okordia clan in Yenagoa Local Government Area, has the highest oil spill related incidents in Bayelsa state. Last year [2008

More Oil Spills From Shell’s Okordia Manifold Location: Ikarama Community, Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State

Introduction
Ikarama community is one of the six towns that make up Okordia clan, in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State. This community, which is situated along the Taylor Creek, is host to Shell Petroleum Development Company and Nigeria Agip Oil Company [ENI].The co

Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) has several oil facilities located in Okpoama. An Ijaw community located in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, it has several satellite settlements and fish camps around the fringes of the Atlantic Ocean. Following the report of a recent oil spill that impacted on the community and its fishing camps, ERA’s field monitors visited the community on May

Etieama is an Ijaw community situated in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It is about 35 minutes by speedboat from Ogbia town. The community is host to Nigeria Agip Oil Company(NAOC) oil facility. ERA’s field monitors visited the community on May 22, 2009 following the report of an oil spillage in the community. Community folks said Agip does not have a culture of maintaining the

Highlights

• Air, land and water polluted by oil spillage
• Woman hospitalised as more folks fall ill
• Sacred community lake polluted

Introduction
Okoroba community is one of the major oil bearing communities in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. It hosts two oil multinationals: Shell Petroleum Development Company [SPDC] and Nigerian Agip O

Daewoo’s Operation Causes Oil Spillage in Peretorugbene

Location:       Peretorugbene Community, in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State

Accessibility: Peretorugbene can only be accessed by water

Location:Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State
From: Larry Bowoto
Date: July 14, 2008

The Ilaje Yoruba people migrated from Ife and settled at Ode-Ugbo, Mahin, Aheri and Etikan kingdoms which today make up Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State in the south west of the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. Ilaje Local Government Area covers about 2,300 square metres.
The Ilaje