Aitoe has contained spill, supplies palliatives to impacted folks

By Amos Odhe,Yenagoa

The firm’s Global Group Director/Coordinator firm’s Andrew Oru said the spill was of a special type, a gas blow out – which involved 80% gas and 20% oil.
During the tour which too both dimensions ( helicopter view and patrol boats along the water ways around the vicinity ) it was easily observed that the oil spillage was minimal as it was effectively contained both by what is known as the booms. This was contrary to the impression that the entire environment had been polluted.
Oru described as ‘ spurious ‘ claims that the leak spilled two million barrels of oil into the creeks,explaining that the wells production capacity ,including its total reserves ,was nowhere near two million.

Oru spoke in Opu- Nembe in Nembe local government area after taking journalists on a tour of the ground zero.

“The talk of two million barrels of oil spilling from the well is spurious .Two million barrels is about two super tankers ,the oil would have spread over the entire country. The reserve of the well itself is nowhere near two million barrels” he said.
He assured the community that all was being done to prevent any humanitarian or ecological disaster.
Oru said ” I can tell you authoritatively that the pressure of the well has been substantially diminished already , because all the chemicals that are needed to put the pressure under control are been fed in continuously and the pressure has started going down.
He noted that the heavy vegetation of the area by which oxygen is emitted in large quantities and which flows freely as well had also helped to absorb gaseous emissions.
” But critically speaking ,the pressure of the gas that is coming out has been almost extinguished and in one or two days maximum” Oru said.
The company has donated five truckloads of palliatives including food and medical supplies ,to the Nembe kingdom.” The items received by the community,s leaders were stored in the Opu – Nembe Townhall for onward distribution to the fishing communities directly affected by the spill.
The donated items are 10 cows,500 bags of rice,500 cartons of Noddles,500 cartons of water,500 tubers of yam,200 cartons of milk,200 bags of garri, 200 cartons of tin tomatoes,100 cartons of beverages and 100 cartons of vegetable oil.
Others are 100 knorr seasons cubes,100 bags of salt,100 bags of Ariel soap, jerry cans of palm oil,six digital thermometer s, blood pressure machines ,two sugar testing kits,150 packs of Coartem for malaria,five packs of PCM,five cartons of Detoil ,40 mosquito nets ,vitamin C and full equipped first aid boxes.
Chairman of Opu – Nembe Council of chiefs , chief Ori Ango Ekpeleyai- Oruwari ,who spoke on behalf of the Nembe monarch , said ” on behalf of the Amanyanabo of Opu – Nembe Kingdom, l receive these relief materials that are coming to our community for the second time.
“For those who are directly impacted in the spillage from OML 29 at Santa Barbara we are indeed very grateful to Aiteo for bringing this relief materials” Andrew Oru said the spill was of a special type ,a gas blow out – which involved 80% gas and 20% oil.
During the tour which too both dimensions ( helicopter view and patrol boats along the water ways around the vicinity ) it was easily observed that the oil spillage was minimal as it was effectively contained both by what is known as the booms. This was contrary to the impression that the entire environment had been polluted.
Oru described as ‘ spurious ‘ claims that the leak spilled two million barrels of oil into the creeks,explaining that the wells production capacity ,including its total reserves ,was nowhere near two million.
Oru spoke in Opu- Nembe in Nembe local government area after taking journalists on a tour of the ground zero.
“The talk of two million barrels of oil spilling from the well is spurious .Two million barrels is about two super tankers ,the oil would have spread over the entire country.The reserve of the well itself is nowhere near two million barrels” he said.
He assured the community that all was being done to prevent any humanitarian or ecological disaster.
Oru said ” I can tell you authoritatively that the pressure of the well has been substantially diminished already , because all the chemicals that are needed to put the pressure under control are been fed in continuously and the pressure has started going down.
He noted that the heavy vegetation of the area by which oxygen is emitted in large quantities and which flows freely as well had also helped to absorb gaseous emissions.
” But critically speaking ,the pressure of the gas that is coming out has been almost extinguished and in one or two days maximum” Oru said.
The company has donated five truckloads of palliatives including food and medical supplies ,to the Nembe kingdom.” The items received by the community,s leaders were stored in the Opu – Nembe Townhall for onward distribution to the fishing communities directly affected by the spill.
The donated items are 10 cows,500 bags of rice,500 cartons of Noddles,500 cartons of water,500 tubers of yam,200 cartons of milk,200 bags of garri,200 cartons of tin tomatoes,100 cartons of beverages and 100 cartons of vegetable oil.
Others are 100 knorr seasons cubes,100 bags of salt,100 bags of Ariel soap, jerry cans of palm oil,six digital thermometer s, blood pressure machines ,two sugar testing kits,150 packs of Coartem for malaria,five packs of PCM,five cartons of Detoil ,40 mosquito nets ,vitamin C and full equipped first aid boxes.
Chairman of Opu – Nembe Council of chiefs , chief Ori Ango Ekpeleyai- Oruwari ,who spoke onbehalf of the Nembe monarch , said ” on behalf of the Amanyanabo of Opu – Nembe Kingdom, l receive these relief materials that are coming to our community for the second time.
“For those who are directly impacted in the spillage from OML 29 at Santa Barbara we are indeed very grateful to Aiteo for bringing this relief materials”