OBEN GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Table of Contents and Executive Summary
The packaging, removal and disposal of dismantled equipment and structures could provide
opportunities for employment and contracting.
1.10 Mitigation and Ameliorative Measures
Mitigation measures were provided for those impacts rated as moderate or major, while the identified
negligible/minor impacts would be addressed by existing standard practices in SPDC. The measures
proffered were to reduce the severity of identified negative impacts and enhance the beneficial effects
To ensure the successful execution of the WDGSP/WAGP at Oben Field, SPDC shall apply the
following measures:
Effective journey management shall be applied through all phases of the project.
Ensuring that vegetation clearing activities are reduced to the barest minimum. The cutting of
vegetation outside the designated areas and creation of access routes into the forest shall be
prohibited.
HSE training and job hazard analysis shall be conducted to ensure that all staff observes safety
rules at work places.
Exposure to high noise equipment shall be restricted to the recommended 8-hour a day limit
SPDC shall maintain fuel combustion engines at optimal operating conditions to reduce
emissions of exhaust gases.
Routine inspection of wellheads and other facility shall be maintained to ensure facility integrity.
SPDC shall regularly monitor the project environment using an environmental monitoring plan.
Excavation and other activities that may result in the alteration of the landscape and condition of
the land cover shall be limited.
SPDC shall manage wastes generated in accordance with regulatory requirements and
standard practices.
SPDC shall keep to the operational lifespan of the project.
Appropriate warning signs shall be used to alert residents of the presence of
machines/equipment at abandonment and decommissioning.
SPDC shall embark on community development programmes in line with the MOUs.
SPDC shall activate her oil and gas spill contingency plans to minimize impacts of oil and spills
and leaks on the surrounding environment.
1.11 Environmental Management Plan
The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the proposed WDGSP/WAGP at Oben Field
incorporates various mitigation measures to ensure that adverse impacts associated with the project
are reduced to ‘As Low As Reasonably Practicable’ (ALARP) levels. The EMP addresses waste
management, environmental audit and environmental monitoring programmes of the WDGSP/WAGP at
Oben Field.
Waste management plan for the project is targeted primarily at waste minimisation, waste reuse and
recycling such as, reuse and recycling of drilling mud. Processes already exist to measure and record
quantity of waste generated.
Environmental audit will be conducted on a regular basis for all operations facilities throughout the life
span of the WDGSP/WAGP at Oben Field.
The Environmental Monitoring Programmes for the proposed project, which shall cover environmental
components and discharge types, shall comply with DPR/FMEnv regulatory requirements.
1.12 Conclusion
The environmental impact assessment has shown that the WDGSP/WAGP at Oben Field could be
executed and operated with minimal negative impacts on the surrounding environment by implementing
recommended mitigative measures, environmental management plan and other provisions of this EIA.
The economic gains to the communities, Local Government Areas, States and the Federal government
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