I reserve my comments

nedu2000:
oil is now in lagos and other parts of nigeria

How much oil is in lagos?

Let the drilling of oil in the ND stop and let lagos feed Nigeria.

Nigeria !! Men i have to get out of this country before it is too late

norish3preye:

please why are you ranting. tell FGN to do the right thing -fiscal federalism- to end all these unwarranted issues.

Will fiscal federalism make them change overnight?

A criminal is a criminal, regardless of the system in place.

Peace they have not, how can they give one?

Is it not the same IOCs that will drill the oil? Will that change the fact that your people will remain restive?

Stop blaming Peter for the sins of Paul.

realjoker:
kiakia.... And abadon there operational oil Wells too?

Your message has shown how petite you are

Benita27:
When they move their headquarters to the west(Lagos State) which i'm sure is their next hub, they shouldn't come drill oil in Rivers State.

They don't drill onshore anymore

So Shell is the FG that owes the people good roads,health facilities,clean water,clean environment etc?If my employees are being kidnapped, pipelines blown, repaired and blown again, why keep running at a loss by staying there?

BabaRamota1980:


Thank you for this great knowledge.

So when the GBL and the RNO started years back under what terms did their RMA and our BHM concur for the PWB?

The passionate response of oil company workers is an indication that the activities of Niger Delta youths are unpopular. Some of those goading the youths to disruptive action are not in the locality for on the spot assessment; the IOC employees are on the ground. It is purely business. If you are a businessman and your business is not being protected, you cannot be forced to stay.

The annoying one is that "marching ground" that they ask companies to pay. Its so annoying. All companies must pay to the youth group or they disrupt your business. All companies have MOPOl by force. The cost of doing business in the Niger Delta is outrageous.

I remember when a road was being constructed in Gokanna LGA, the youth came every day to collect money, not small money o. At a point, another group started coming. The company refused to pay them and they kidnapped their staff. How can you develop with this attitude?

DeadWrong:
Why won't they relocate? Your kidnap their employees, bomb their infrastructures despite the social and community development programmes. What else do you want? You sabotage their pipelines. Forcados is down; they repaired it, it didn't last one week, these fools bombed it again. Oil companies are not breaking even... The IOCs are just bearing the losses due to strong financial support from their parent company. While some of the indigenous oil companies have packed up, some hace laid off some staff and some are unable to export their crude because they evacuate through just one route.

Only those who are not in the industry would think they just drilling and produce oil without giving back to the society. That's a big lie! They have massive community development projects they embark upon..but like the typical greedy Nigerians that they are,tbey prefer cash gift to development. And when they get the money, they lavish it on women and ogogoro and then come back for more. The oil companies are not fools.
You want them to recruit you by force when they already have a sizable number of you working for them already. The current business climate doesn't favor bringing in more people but una no wan hear...they must just recruit you anyhow.
E&P business is not for children. Investments are massive and stakes are high...No company will put you on the rig to work because you're an indigene and you don't have the requisite qualifications and skills. Cos one mistake from while on the rug will kill others, destroy the massive investments of the company. The. the company will start paying fines and litigation fees upandan. Make these yoots dey think na.

Bunch of misfits who think the oil companies owe them for discovering oil at their backyards. They owe you nothing. You were not there when they pump in a lot of money to explore for the crude..daily rig rate is around 1 million dollars and yet some jobless yoots think the oil companies should lick their ass... nonsense.

Well said.

DeadWrong:
Why won't they relocate? Your kidnap their employees, bomb their infrastructures despite the social and community development programmes. What else do you want? You sabotage their pipelines. Forcados is down; they repaired it, it didn't last one week, these fools bombed it again. Oil companies are not breaking even... The IOCs are just bearing the losses due to strong financial support from their parent company. While some of the indigenous oil companies have packed up, some hace laid off some staff and some are unable to export their crude because they evacuate through just one route.

Only those who are not in the industry would think they just drilling and produce oil without giving back to the society. That's a big lie! They have massive community development projects they embark upon..but like the typical greedy Nigerians that they are,tbey prefer cash gift to development. And when they get the money, they lavish it on women and ogogoro and then come back for more. The oil companies are not fools.
You want them to recruit you by force when they already have a sizable number of you working for them already. The current business climate doesn't favor bringing in more people but una no wan hear...they must just recruit you anyhow.
E&P business is not for children. Investments are massive and stakes are high...No company will put you on the rig to work because you're an indigene and you don't have the requisite qualifications and skills. Cos one mistake from while on the rug will kill others, destroy the massive investments of the company. The. the company will start paying fines and litigation fees upandan. Make these yoots dey think na.

Bunch of misfits who think the oil companies owe them for discovering oil at their backyards. They owe you nothing. You were not there when they pump in a lot of money to explore for the crude..daily rig rate is around 1 million dollars and yet some jobless yoots think the oil companies should lick their ass... nonsense.

If you in support of Shell's relocation from Niger Delta, hope you will also support Shell's oil exploration in Niger Delta?

If you can't stay in Niger Delta to do your business while is solely dependent on oil, then you should have no business in the region

If Shell Leaves PortHarcourt, The City will die. Go ask the people of Warri, how they're coping since Shell left.
There's a need to beg them to stay. IMO

I thought this was what the Niger Delta has been clamouring for all along?

You asked for it and now you got it...when they leave you guys will realize that no indigenous oil company has the deep pockets required for development of virgin oil fields!

This is bad.

Shell pulled out from Warri years back and now they're pulling out from PH maybe to concentrate on their offshore wells.

Maybe NDA have gone to far with their campaign

DeadWrong:
I wonder why Ben Bruce and asari dokubo didn't put their investments in the Niger delta.

Very good question.

yemmie:
I have been working in the oil and gas industry for over 16 years. Started my career in Bonny Shell Terminal, and worked in Europe ,America and Australia.

The truth must be told once and for all, the youth of Niger Delta are fools for not holding their Governors, IOC community reps and chiefs to ransom.

The IOC did not sign contract with Niger delta to explore oil nor did they receive OML / OPL license from Niger Delta host communities. Where do you think IOC get money to develop fields ? PSC contract / JV agreement with NNPC are mostly funded by these IOC with huge risk on their heads. IOC do huge CSR and the host community reps/ chiefs takes everything.

Also DPR don't even have the exact volumes of crude oil produced and exported from Nigeria, Note sealine valves at export jetty/ SBM can't be operated without DPR rep in attendance and also the UFM / control room is also to be monitored jointly by the IOC/ DPR rep.

NLNG Finima is another thing I will remain silent about. Nigeria is a banana republic !!

Indeed it is

lielbree:


How much oil is in lagos?

Let the drilling of oil in the ND stop and let lagos feed Nigeria.

Mumu, before the discovery of Oil in the ND, what has been Nigeria major export?

Who funded the oil discovery and the Oil has been a curse and not blessing to Nigeria. If ND is given the total freedom to administer the Region, peace will elude the Region for years to come. Lazy set of criminals.

realjoker:
high cost of operating there, insecurity and the most worrying part is that they have been divesting from Niger delta.

Rubbish


High cost of operation? Then tell the FG to fix the ports in the region and that case will be closed.

Insecurity? Tell FG and Shell to develop the region and that issue will be address.

Is Iraq, Agfan, Yemen etc more safe than Niger Delta?

This is why we need resource control because if you cannot stay in my region and do your business, it means you don't have any business in my region.

fasterwell:


If you in support of Shell's relocation from Niger Delta, hope you will also support Shell's oil exploration in Niger Delta?

If you can't stay in Niger Delta to do your business while is solely dependent on oil, then you should have no business in the region

You haven't addressed any of the points raised by him.

BTW Shell will keep its offshore sites, sell the others to the highest bidder and walk away. Local jobs will will lost and all ancillary industries that lean on spillover revenues will die. The company that replaces shell is certainly not going to match it's local investment. Then locals will understand that t value of oil still in the ground is zero.

Warri is a cautionary tale. The locals can't have their cake and eat it.

basty:


Mumu, before the discovery of Oil in the ND, what has been Nigeria major export?

Who funded the oil discovery and the Oil has been a curse and not blessing to Nigeria. If ND is given the total freedom to administer the Region, peace will elude the Region for years to come. Lazy set of criminals.

see for yourself.

DeadWrong:
Why won't they relocate? Your kidnap their employees, bomb their infrastructures despite the social and community development programmes. What else do you want? You sabotage their pipelines. Forcados is down; they repaired it, it didn't last one week, these fools bombed it again. Oil companies are not breaking even... The IOCs are just bearing the losses due to strong financial support from their parent company. While some of the indigenous oil companies have packed up, some hace laid off some staff and some are unable to export their crude because they evacuate through just one route.

Only those who are not in the industry would think they just drilling and produce oil without giving back to the society. That's a big lie! They have massive community development projects they embark upon..but like the typical greedy Nigerians that they are,tbey prefer cash gift to development. And when they get the money, they lavish it on women and ogogoro and then come back for more. The oil companies are not fools.
You want them to recruit you by force when they already have a sizable number of you working for them already. The current business climate doesn't favor bringing in more people but una no wan hear...they must just recruit you anyhow.
E&P business is not for children. Investments are massive and stakes are high...No company will put you on the rig to work because you're an indigene and you don't have the requisite qualifications and skills. Cos one mistake from while on the rug will kill others, destroy the massive investments of the company. The. the company will start paying fines and litigation fees upandan. Make these yoots dey think na.

Bunch of misfits who think the oil companies owe them for discovering oil at their backyards. They owe you nothing. You were not there when they pump in a lot of money to explore for the crude..daily rig rate is around 1 million dollars and yet some jobless yoots think the oil companies should lick their ass... nonsense.

then they should stop exploring oil from Niger Delta

BabaRamota1980:


Thank you for this great knowledge.

So when the GBL and the RNO started years back under what terms did their RMA and our BHM concur for the PWB? grin

You tell me, I am all ears !!!

The truth is that most major oil companies will relocate to Owerri in the next 10 years if the political instability and cultism continues in Rivers State. Already high ranking staffs have quietly relocated their families to Owerri.

Ironically Shell was moved from Owerri to Port Harcourt decades ago.

If you grant Niger Delta resource control or independence, they would kill themselves, just like South Sudan. The first argument would be the capital-Ijaw, Ishekiri or Uhrobo land?

diegwu01:
If Shell Leaves PortHarcourt, The City will die. Go ask the people of Warri, how they're coping since Shell left.
There's a need to beg them to stay. IMO

Abi Now, that this why their representatives sharply use brain and don start they beg. Shebi na shell dey beg una before, na you go beg them tire Now. All of you shouting shell should go to Lagos, permit me to say you guys are so ignorant. Do you know how much tax shell generate for Rivers state. The company pays tax, their staffs pay tax amidst other money that they remit. Abeg make shell pack jare, by the time revenue drop drastically and hunger wire you more on top of the ones you don dey go through then you will understand that power pass power.

slawomir:

I pity you. you know nothing child. light travels faster than sound that is why some people appear smart until you hear them speak.
you are not intelligent my dear and please try to seek for knowledge and always put on your intellectual cap when next you make judgments.

I expect you to either counter his assertions with superior argument or you Shut The Fvck Up!!!

DeadWrong:
Why won't they relocate? Your kidnap their employees, bomb their infrastructures despite the social and community development programmes. What else do you want? You sabotage their pipelines. Forcados is down; they repaired it, it didn't last one week, these fools bombed it again. Oil companies are not breaking even... The IOCs are just bearing the losses due to strong financial support from their parent company. While some of the indigenous oil companies have packed up, some hace laid off some staff and some are unable to export their crude because they evacuate through just one route.

Only those who are not in the industry would think they just drilling and produce oil without giving back to the society. That's a big lie! They have massive community development projects they embark upon..but like the typical greedy Nigerians that they are,tbey prefer cash gift to development. And when they get the money, they lavish it on women and ogogoro and then come back for more. The oil companies are not fools.
You want them to recruit you by force when they already have a sizable number of you working for them already. The current business climate doesn't favor bringing in more people but una no wan hear...they must just recruit you anyhow.
E&P business is not for children. Investments are massive and stakes are high...No company will put you on the rig to work because you're an indigene and you don't have the requisite qualifications and skills. Cos one mistake from while on the rug will kill others, destroy the massive investments of the company. The. the company will start paying fines and litigation fees upandan. Make these yoots dey think na.

Bunch of misfits who think the oil companies owe them for discovering oil at their backyards. They owe you nothing. You were not there when they pump in a lot of money to explore for the crude..daily rig rate is around 1 million dollars and yet some jobless yoots think the oil companies should lick their ass... nonsense.

well said.

yemmie:
I have been working in the oil and gas industry for over 16 years. Started my career in Bonny Shell Terminal, and worked in Europe ,America and Australia.

The truth must be told once and for all, the youth of Niger Delta are fools for not holding their Governors, IOC community reps and chiefs to ransom.

The IOC did not sign contract with Niger delta to explore oil nor did they receive OML / OPL license from Niger Delta host communities. Where do you think IOC get money to develop fields ? PSC contract / JV agreement with NNPC are mostly funded by these IOC with huge risk on their heads. IOC do huge CSR and the host community reps/ chiefs takes everything.

Also DPR don't even have the exact volumes of crude oil produced and exported from Nigeria, Note sealine valves at export jetty/ SBM can't be operated without DPR rep in attendance and also the UFM / control room is also to be monitored jointly by the IOC/ DPR rep.

NLNG Finima is another thing I will remain silent about. Nigeria is a banana republic !!

I am tempted to call you the bigger fool but i won't give in.

So, because they didn't sign agreement with Niger Delta, that is what gave them the right to come and destroy the region?

These criminals comes into communities and buy few people to cover their wickedness.

Since you travelled to various countries, can you categorically tell me that devastations caused by oil explorations in those countries were not well addressed?

Since the FG were never sincere, the oil companies decides to buy few people to cover their dirty deals.

How can Shell employ uneducated restive youth?

DeadWrong:
Why won't they relocate? Your kidnap their employees, bomb their infrastructures despite the social and community development programmes. What else do you want? You sabotage their pipelines. Forcados is down; they repaired it, it didn't last one week, these fools bombed it again. Oil companies are not breaking even... The IOCs are just bearing the losses due to strong financial support from their parent company. While some of the indigenous oil companies have packed up, some hace laid off some staff and some are unable to export their crude because they evacuate through just one route.

Only those who are not in the industry would think they just drilling and produce oil without giving back to the society. That's a big lie! They have massive community development projects they embark upon..but like the typical greedy Nigerians that they are,tbey prefer cash gift to development. And when they get the money, they lavish it on women and ogogoro and then come back for more. The oil companies are not fools.
You want them to recruit you by force when they already have a sizable number of you working for them already. The current business climate doesn't favor bringing in more people but una no wan hear...they must just recruit you anyhow.
E&P business is not for children. Investments are massive and stakes are high...No company will put you on the rig to work because you're an indigene and you don't have the requisite qualifications and skills. Cos one mistake from while on the rug will kill others, destroy the massive investments of the company. The. the company will start paying fines and litigation fees upandan. Make these yoots dey think na.

Bunch of misfits who think the oil companies owe them for discovering oil at their backyards. They owe you nothing. You were not there when they pump in a lot of money to explore for the crude..daily rig rate is around 1 million dollars and yet some jobless yoots think the oil companies should lick their ass... nonsense.

Spot on bro! You summed it up...Most people don't knw the financial burdens on the IOCs considering that the govt do not fund their operations upfront and have to cash call the govt after they have expended their own money first in drilling the oil.. Youths of that region and NDA supporters assume alot.

my dear friend... please respect yourself. If Federal governemnt wont do the right thing, should SPDC suffer for it? Abeg make them relocate to a more peaceful state.

norish3preye:

please why are you ranting. tell FGN to do the right thing -fiscal federalism- to end all these unwarranted issues.