Getting the practice accepted by Nigerian operators is an uphill struggle, though. Agip and Saipem participate in his workshop initiative but the rest of the foreign oil pack shows little interest.
As a result he has sought and secured support from Environment Minister Halima Tayo Alao, who last month tasked the fledgling NGO to examine“proactive measures”to make run-of-the-mill environmental impact assessments more effective in fashioning oil companies´long-term E&P strategies.
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