Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has stated its collaboration with pertinent government and community stakeholders to facilitate the transition to the Host Community Development Trust in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. Additionally, the company has affirmed its dedication to reducing carbon emissions and curtailing gas flaring activities in Nigeria.
Esimaje Brikinn, CNL’s General Manager for Policy, Government, and Public Affairs, conveyed these commitments during a one-day media capacity-building workshop organized by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Chevron Nigeria Limited.
Represented by CNL’s Communication Manager, Victor Chimaobi Anyaegbudike, Brikinn underscored the multinational oil company’s support for the Nigerian Content Development Policy. He emphasized the company’s efforts in creating employment opportunities for Nigerians and providing contract opportunities in all its projects, amounting to an approximate annual average of over one billion dollars.
He said, “We also contribute to the sustainable development of communities where we operate.
“The Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU), a community-led participatory partnership model for community engagement and sustainable development was pioneered by CNL in 2005.
“Since the inception of the GMoU, CNL has contributed billions of naira to the Regional Development Committees (RDCs) that represent the communities in its area of operations to execute hundreds of projects in the communities through a governance model that ensures transparency and accountability.
“Currently, we are working with the relevant government and community stakeholders to transit to the Host Community Development Trusts under the Petroleum Industry Act.
“Also, through Chevron’s Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND), we are impacting hundreds of lives in the Niger Delta and supporting economic empowerment in the region.
“Besides oil exploration and production, Chevron Nigeria Limited is the highest contributor of high-quality domestic gas in Nigeria since 2015.”
Speaking on efforts to stop gas flaring, he added, “Through investments in gathering and processing of associated gas, routine flaring has been reduced by over 97% in the past 10 years in CNL’s operations.”
Brikinn urged journalists to do more effective oil and gas reportage to educate and inform the populace of the happenings in the sector.
Different lectures were delivered at the event by resource persons.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ Delta State Council, Comrade Churchill Oyowe, in a remark, welcomed participants to the event.
