Traversing the Environmental Regulation of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry and Environment from FEPA to the Petroleum Industry Act

• Author(s): Dr. Ayodele Morocco-Clarke
• Paper ID: 1705296
• Page: 253-272
• Published Date: 25-12-2023
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 7 Issue 6 December-2023

Abstract

Since the discovery of oil in the late 1950s in Nigeria, the country has relied on the petroleum industry for most of its earnings. Consequently, a raft of legislation has been put in place to regulate the industry and these regulatory instruments have run the gamut from laws enacted to regulate the exploration and production activities of oil companies, right down to laws passed to protect the environment. This work traverses the major laws, regulators and instruments which shoulder the responsibility of overseeing the activities of the petroleum industry in Nigeria and protecting the environment from those activities. The regulation of the Nigerian petroleum industry over the past decades has come with lots of difficulty, shortcomings and conflicts. This work analyses the regulatory interface between various laws and regulatory bodies and culminates in recommendations to better protect the environment as well as the health and well-being of people residing in close proximity of oil operations.

Keywords

Nigeria, Environmental Protection, Petroleum Industry, Regulation, FEPA, Oil & Gas, Petroleum Industry Act.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Dr. Ayodele Morocco-Clarke "Traversing the Environmental Regulation of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry and Environment from FEPA to the Petroleum Industry Act" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 6 2023 Page 253-272

IEEE:
Dr. Ayodele Morocco-Clarke "Traversing the Environmental Regulation of the Nigerian Petroleum Industry and Environment from FEPA to the Petroleum Industry Act" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(6)