The Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited says it has presented various relief items to communities in Gbetiokun, Delta, to ameliorate effects of an oil spill from MT Harcourt.
MT Harcourt is a mother vessel used by the joint venture (JV) to store produced crude oil before export.
In a statement issued on Monday, the company said the donations, which were a combination of cash and materials, formed part of its social citizenship covenant with host communities.
It added that the distribution was in collaboration with the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), operator of the OML 40 JV.
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Ewoma Agba, Elcrest’s community relations coordinator, explained that the donation was consistent with the company’s corporate social responsibility commitment to positively impacting host communities and the environment.
He sympathised with the affected host communities and thanked the community leaders for their “understanding and support during the clean-up exercise”, saying he hoped that the gesture would further strengthen the relationship between the community and the OML 40 JV.
On behalf of the Berisibi community, Prince Stanley Ekwejunor-Etchie, public relations officer of the Beresibi Community, appreciated the gesture and called on other corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals to support the affected communities.
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Bemigho Ebosa, Eghoro community’s PRO, lauded Elcrest and appealed to government “at all levels”, oil companies and other relevant agencies to forestall a repeat of oil spills.
Eniyan Henry Tonwe, chairman of the Ureju community, promised that the items would be properly distributed.
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