Oil Sector and Non-enforcement of Zero-gas Flaring Policy in Nigeria

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The act of gas flaring in Nigeria began with production of crude oil in 1958, and has since engendered serious trans-boundary environmental, energy, economic and health implications. This has led to the adoption of zero-gas flaring policy in 2003 in line with the domestication of related international initiatives and treaties in Nigeria. However, oil joint venture partnerships between Nigerias NNPC and international oil corporations (IOCs) from the United States of America, Britain, France and the Netherlands in oil production flared 514,779,616 standard cubic feet (scf) of associated gas out of 619,032,858 scf of total associated gas flared in 2011. Available records indicate that Nigerias oil joint venture partners prioritized profits through increase in oil production without relating oil production to the capacity of gas utilization facilities required to meet policy deadline. This study focused on the effects of oil joint venture partnerships on the enforcement of zero-gas flaring policy in Nigeria, 2003-2011.

Autorenportrait

Dr. Ernest Toochi Aniche (Sr.) holds B. Sc, M. Sc and Ph. D degrees of the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) with bias in International Relations. His areas of research interest include International Environmental Politics, Oil Politics, etc. He lectures in Federal University, Otuoke (FUO), Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

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