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NUPRC to investigate, address Santa Barbara oil spill

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) imhas outlined its action plans, which include a joint investigationtolookintoandaddress thecausesof therecentoilspill inSantaBarbara, Nembe, Bayelsa State at an AITEO facility. The Chief Executive, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said the body would continue to monitor the situation even as it continues to investigate the incident. The statement, which was issued by the agency’s spokesman, Paul Osu, said: “Aiteo to activate emergency EnvironmentalManagement Plan (EMP); AITEO to carry out Post-Impact Assessment (PIA) studyof the spill; andthe JointInvestigationTeamtodetermine the cause of spill and to convey the extent of impact andquantityof crudespilled.” Komolafe stated that the commission had received a report of the spill, which occurred at the Santa Barbara Well via the statutory regulatory requirements of submission of Form A by Aiteo, and immediately swung into action to investigate the incident in conjunction with other stakeholders.

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