Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of pipeline transport interdiction in Niger Delta, Nigeria
Over the years, pipelines have been the most economic medium for transporting crude oil to production and distribution facilities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. However, damages to the pipelines in this area by interdiction have hampered the continuous flow of crude oil to the facilities. Conse...
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my.utm.955382022-05-31T12:46:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95538/ Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of pipeline transport interdiction in Niger Delta, Nigeria Umar, H. A. Abdul Khanan, M. F. Ogbonnaya, C. Shiru, M. S. Ahmad, A. Baba, A. I. HB Economic Theory Over the years, pipelines have been the most economic medium for transporting crude oil to production and distribution facilities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. However, damages to the pipelines in this area by interdiction have hampered the continuous flow of crude oil to the facilities. Consequently, the revenue of the government dwindles, and the environment is severely degraded. This study assesses the economic and environmental impacts of pipeline interdiction in the Niger Delta region. Data from National oil spills detection and response agency, Nigeria is used to map spatial distribution of oil spills using Kernel Density Estimation with Geographic Information System. Literature was assessed to synthesize the historical, socioeconomic, and environmental impacts of oil spills and pipeline interdiction. Soil samples were collected from study area to determine the types of hydrocarbon pollutants and their concentrations in comparison with uncontaminated sites in the area. Results show that the range of concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) for the impacted soil (IMP) was 17.27–58.36 mg/kg; remediated soil (RS) was 11.73–50.78 mg/kg which were higher than the concentrations of 0.68 mg/kg in the control samples (CS). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) concentrations were in the range of 0.43–77.54 mg/kg for IMP, 0.42–10.65 mg/kg for RS, against CS value of 0.49 mg/kg while BTEX ranged between 0.02 – 0.38 mg/kg for IMP, 0.01–2.7 for RS against CS value of 0.01. The values of the PAH were higher than the limits of the Department of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. This study also revealed that pipeline interdiction has affected the livelihood of the inhabitants of the study area and the revenue of the Nigerian government. The major hotspots for oil spills in the Niger Delta region are Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states. Elsevier Ltd 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95538/1/HAUmar2021_EnvironmentalAndSocioeconomicImpactsOfPipeline.pdf Umar, H. A. and Abdul Khanan, M. F. and Ogbonnaya, C. and Shiru, M. S. and Ahmad, A. and Baba, A. I. (2021) Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of pipeline transport interdiction in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Heliyon, 7 (5). e06999-e06999. ISSN 2405-8440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06999 |
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Over the years, pipelines have been the most economic medium for transporting crude oil to production and distribution facilities in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. However, damages to the pipelines in this area by interdiction have hampered the continuous flow of crude oil to the facilities. Consequently, the revenue of the government dwindles, and the environment is severely degraded. This study assesses the economic and environmental impacts of pipeline interdiction in the Niger Delta region. Data from National oil spills detection and response agency, Nigeria is used to map spatial distribution of oil spills using Kernel Density Estimation with Geographic Information System. Literature was assessed to synthesize the historical, socioeconomic, and environmental impacts of oil spills and pipeline interdiction. Soil samples were collected from study area to determine the types of hydrocarbon pollutants and their concentrations in comparison with uncontaminated sites in the area. Results show that the range of concentrations of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) for the impacted soil (IMP) was 17.27–58.36 mg/kg; remediated soil (RS) was 11.73–50.78 mg/kg which were higher than the concentrations of 0.68 mg/kg in the control samples (CS). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) concentrations were in the range of 0.43–77.54 mg/kg for IMP, 0.42–10.65 mg/kg for RS, against CS value of 0.49 mg/kg while BTEX ranged between 0.02 – 0.38 mg/kg for IMP, 0.01–2.7 for RS against CS value of 0.01. The values of the PAH were higher than the limits of the Department of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. This study also revealed that pipeline interdiction has affected the livelihood of the inhabitants of the study area and the revenue of the Nigerian government. The major hotspots for oil spills in the Niger Delta region are Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states. |
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