Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria

Nnadozie, Kent

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-0135-8_6

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“…Scottish Fisheries Research Services highlighted that such impact cut-across phases of exploration, drilling, development and even decommissioning. This view was earlier reported by Nnadozie (2003). It is basically known that the oil and gas industry contributes to various forms of pollution through the air, acid rain and water as well as various illnesses in humans and aquatic animals.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…In the context of the oil and gas industry, and in an attempt to curtail the adverse effects of oil and gas companies' operations through environmental degradation and pollution in the host communities, there is a need for the existence of extensive environmental regulations. The critical issue is that environmental pollution cuts across all the stages in the oil and gas development, ranging from prospection, appraisal, development, production and decommissioning (Nnadozie, 2003). Consequently, such regulation needs to be extensive.…”

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Enforce environmental tax compliance model for the oil and gas industry

Mas’ud

Yusuf

Udin

et al. 2020

IJESM

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Purpose It is basically known that the oil and gas industry contributes to various forms of pollution through air, acid rain and water, as well as different kinds of illnesses in humans and aquatic animals. Eventually, this adversely contributes to climate change owing to increases in emission levels in various stages of oil and gas operations ranging from extraction, refining, transportation and even consumption. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to produce a simplistic model for compliance with environmental taxes in the oil and gas industry as an effort to curtail such adversities. This attempt is expected to set a new pace for heated debates towards the production of a robust environmental tax compliance model through further research. Specifically, it has examined the effect of extensive regulation and use of power in ensuring compliance with environmental taxation via enforcement mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach The study used a quantitative research design through a positivist paradigm. The population of the study was 115 respondents who were identified as tax experts in three different stakeholder groups (regulators, operators and enforcers) in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Out of this population, 103 served as the final sample of the study. The data collected from these tax experts were analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modelling. Findings The results revealed that both extensive regulation and the use of power have high likelihoods of enhancing compliance with environmental taxes through enforcement actions by the relevant authorities within the oil and gas industry. Research limitations/implications The results implied the need for policymakers to deploy these enforcement mechanisms to enhance compliance with environmental taxes in the oil and gas industry, which will eventually reduce the environmental menace and ensure cleaner production. The paper also has highlighted the need for future researchers to expand this discussion through an elaborative approach either through disaggregating the variables studied here or integrating voluntary compliance mechanics into the model for further understanding of the drivers of environmental tax compliance. It also implied the need to utilize larger sample in other oil producing countries to improve generalization of results. Originality/value The work could be the pioneer in proposing and validating the enforced environmental tax compliance model in the oil and gas industry.

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Enforce environmental tax compliance model for the oil and gas industry

Mas’ud

Yusuf

Udin

et al. 2020

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“…LGA. Several studies have evaluated cases of oil spill incidence in the region with emphasis on the aquatic environment, some of these include Kadafa (2012), Nwilo and Badejo (2001; and Ukoli (2005). Okpella in Nigeria Edo State suffered its second oil spill in three years when a pipeline belonging to the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Company) ruptured and spilled and a quiet amount of refined crude oil seeped into the environment.…”

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A Review on the Effects of Crude Oil Spill on Aquatic Life (Fish) in The Niger Delta, Nigeria

Flourizel,

Weapngong,

Ukwubile

2024

IJEPR

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The discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities in the Niger Delta was echoes of riches and wealth to the region and the country, Nigeria but the Niger Delta environment and aquatic ecosystems suffers great anthropogenic pollutions to its biodiversity: birds, animals, plants and crops; fishes and wildlife. This article has reviewed the effects of crude oil spill on the aquatic life (fish) in the Niger Delta, examining cases of oil spill incidences, impacts of oil exploration and exploitation on the environment, management of oil spill on living aquatic resources; biomagnification and threat to biodiversity and food security. It also examined the extent of crude oil removal techniques, and finally proffer possible mitigations and compensations for oil spills incidences in the Niger Delta. We are left with a great question: can gas flaring and illegal refineries be stopped, in the Niger Delta? The Niger Delta waters and the aquatic biodiversity should be protected; the government and multi-national oil companies should launch a clean-up programme on the affected areas/the region, and the management of spills (both of catastrophic and local dimensions) will play a leading role by enacting and enforcing stringent environmental laws that will protect the oil producing communities/areas. Government should be able to identify natural resources (such as wetlands and coastal zones) in Nigeria and monetary investment in environmental protection of vulnerable areas should be seriously looked into.

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“…The unsustainable development, utilization of petroleum hydrocarbon resources, and improper disposal of petroleum hydrocarbon-derived chemical wastes may pose negative impact on, not only air, water and land, but increasingly on the entire ecosystem and human health [1,5,7,111]. Over the years, it has been recognized that the sustainable management of natural resources requires a synergy between ecological and human/social systems as the two sub-systems interact [17].…”

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Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contamination of Surface Water and Groundwater in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Ite¹,

Harry²,

Obadimu³

et al. 2018

JEPHH

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Petroleum hydrocarbons contamination of the environment associated with exploration, development and production operations is a common feature in oil producing nations around the world, especially in a developing country like Nigeria where the incidence of facilities sabotage, operational failures, accidental discharges, pipeline vandalization and leakages, bunkering and artisanal refining is very common. Apart from poor governance systems, poor corporate social responsibility (CSR) of multinational oil companies (MOCs), poor environmental regulation of the petroleum industry, the inability of the political elite to effectively manage petroleum hydrocarbon-derived revenue, loss of petroleum hydrocarbons resource revenue to corruption and theft, petroleum hydrocarbons contamination of the total environment (air, soil, water and biota) have impacted negatively on the human health and wellbeing of oil producing communities in the Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Findings from several studies have revealed variable negative impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons toxicity on the human health (including exposed populations), the natural environment and other ecological receptors. Over the past fifty-five years, the oil producing host communities in the Nigeria's Niger Delta region have experienced a wide range of environmental pollution, degradation, human health risks, deterioration of our cultural heritage items and socio-economic problems as a result of various activities associated with petroleum exploration, development and production. Petroleum hydrocarbons contamination of surface water and groundwater is a notable environmental and human health problem in the oil producing communities and there are several water quality issues in the Nigeria's Niger Delta region. This review examines some of the water quality issues and human health implications of petroleum hydrocarbons contamination of controlled water sources (surface-water and groundwater) in the oil producing host communities in the Nigeria's Niger Delta region. It will further highlight some of the problems of petroleum hydrocarbons contamination and/or pollution of marine environments associated with unsustainable practices of petroleum industry in the region.

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Environmental Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria

Cited by 4 publications

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Enforce environmental tax compliance model for the oil and gas industry

Enforce environmental tax compliance model for the oil and gas industry

A Review on the Effects of Crude Oil Spill on Aquatic Life (Fish) in The Niger Delta, Nigeria

Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contamination of Surface Water and Groundwater in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

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