Sequence stratigraphic framework of the paradisefield. Our address 11th floor federal secretariat, central business district fct abuja, nigeria. Niger delta region of nigeria ogwu friday adejoh department of urban and regional planning, school of environmental sciences, modibbo adama university of technology, pmb 2076, yola, adamawa state, nigeria. Niger delta by 1 while 3 reported a geothermal gradient range of 1. The study entitled defining an environmental development strategy for the niger delta was quick to note that the niger delta has been blessed with an abundance of physical and human resources, including the majority of nigeria s oil and. The colonial authorities sought to define, protect and realise their imperial interest in this portion of west africa in the hundred or so years. Introduction the niger delta is ranked among the worlds major hydrocarbon provinces in the world.
An assessment of the causes, agitation, major challenges for omncs and suggestions for tackling insurgency in the niger delta region of nigeria article oct 2017. Ibama and eyenghe 2015 affirmed that for the inhabitants of ogoni land a major oilproducing area in the niger delta region of nigeria to be pacified to a large extent, the following mitigation measures need to be put in place by the government to enhance sustainability and effective livelihood of the rural dwellers. The niger delta is a vast lowlying region through which the waters of. The studied area is located in parts of the onshore zone in the niger delta sedimentary basin, nigeria fig. The niger delta region of nigeria has not known true peace and hence has not been able to realize its full potential as a major oil and gas producing hub due to ongoing restiveness and insecurity. The niger delta development commission nddc was established in 2000 by president olusegun obasanjo with the sole mandate of developing the petroleumrich niger delta region of southern nigeria. In 1995, the world bank conducted a study of the environmental hazards in niger delta.
Geoligical section through the agbadaakataformation showing sedimentary deposits and. Oil exploration, security challenges, nigerdelta, environmental problems, and oil spillages. Case study of the niger delta 2010 iii abstract nigeria is endowed with huge proven gas reserves estimated to be 184 trillion cubic feet tcf. Oil exploration, security challenges, niger delta, environmental problems, and oil spillages. Prospecting and extraction of petroleum occur in over 50% of the niger delta region, resulting in a cornucopia of access roads, pipelines, wells, gas flaring, dredged spoils and flow stations that are often located near homes, schools, farms, and within. The basin consists of progradational, paralic sequences of akata, agbada and benin formations which builds. The thickness of the basin ranges between 1012km and it is made up of deltaic. The hydrocarbon reservoirs in this study were found to be in the agbada formation, which is in conformity with the geology of the niger delta, nigeria. Constant oil spills and gas blowouts from these pipelines constitute health hazards for both the people and the environment.
Nigeria structural stratigraphic domains the niger delta is subdivided into 5 onshore and shelf subbasins, termed depobelts that range in age from eocene to pliopleistocene. It is part of the niger delta province which occurs at the southern part of nigeria bordering the atlantic ocean. Oil and gas in the niger delta are primarily produced from. Prospecting and extraction of petroleum occur in over 50% of the niger delta region, resulting in a cornucopia of access roads, pipelines, wells, gas flaring, dredged spoils and flow stations that are often located near homes, schools, farms, and within communities. A delta in simple parlance describes an area cris crossed by rivers, rivulets and creeks, which empty themselves into the sea. Structural interpretation of seismic data from an xy field. The niger delta basin has area coverage of about 75,000 km 2 and consists of an overall regressive clastic sequence which reaches a maximum thickness of about 12,000 m in the central part of the basin where there is maximum subsidence merki 1972. Erml 1997 defines the original niger delta region about 29,900 square kilometers as comprising the area covered by the natural delta of the river niger and the areas to the east and west.
Natural resource valuation and damage assessment in nigeria. Without social justice there will be no peace in the niger delta and socioeconomic development will continue to elude the region. It is typically considered to be located within nine coastal southern nigerian states, which include. However, its importance in engineering geology, as a veritable source of construction material and foundation layer to many civil structures is hardly discussed. Niger delta petroleum systems, nigeria request pdf. Oil exploration and security challenges in the nigerdelta. The niger delta people expected that their region would receive special status from the federal government in recognition of its economic contributions. Niger delta geographical region, africa britannica.
This free online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or image files into a single pdf document. Structural and stratigraphic mapping of delta field. Geostatistical assessment of groundwater quality from. The study area is located within the northern depobelt of the niger delta sedimentary basin fig. The current conflict in the niger delta first arose in the early 1990s over tensions between foreign oil corporations and a number of the niger deltas minority ethnic groups who feel they are being exploited, particularly the ogoni and the ijaw. It is the most important in the west african continental margin. P3 1,2department of geology, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria 3 department of petroleum engineering, nigerian agip oil company, port harcourt, nigeria.
During the cenozoic, until the middle miocene, the niger delta grew through pulses of sedimentation over an ocean. Niger delta, and the area has suffered severe environmental damage over the last 50 years of oil exploitation. P3 1,2department of geology, university of port harcourt, port harcourt, nigeria 3 department of petroleum engineering, nigerian agip oil company, port harcourt, nigeria abstract. The nigerdelta forms one of the worlds major hydrocarbon provinces and it is situated on the gulf of guinea on the west coast of africa southern part of. The ecological crisis in the delta is coupled with a deepening politicaleconomic crisis. As a mode of oil transportation, petroleum pipelines traverse the landscape of nigerias niger delta region. The niger delta basin, also referred to as the niger delta province, is an extensional rift basin located in the niger delta and the gulf of guinea on the passive continental margin near the western coast of nigeria with suspected or proven access to cameroon. The geology of niger delta the tertiary niger delta basin located in southern nigeria at the inland margin of the gulf of guinea is situated at the southernmost extremity of the elongated intracontinental benue trough.
From eocene to present, the delta has prograded southwestward, forming depobelts that represent the most active por. The niger delta development commissions approach to infrastructure and socioeconomic development of the niger delta region of nigeria unoanwanaile mbiakudi okon a research report submitted to the faculty of engineering and the built environment, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the. Niger delta nigerias former chief of army staff, gen. The range, standard deviation and variance of the dataset show that multichemical processes are controlling the groundwater qualityfacies and their spatial distributions. Topography and particle size gradation characterization of. Ladi jadesimi is a chartered accountant, with over 15 years of practice and took. Niger delta akataagbada petroleum system of9950h, chapter a. Reservoir description and characterization of eni field. Petroleum exploration and production in the nigerias niger delta region and export of oil and gas resources by the petroleum sector has substantially improved the nations economy over the past five decades.
Home to 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, this floodplain makes up 7. It ranks as the 7th holder of natural gas reserves in the world, and the largest in africa. The researcher found that the bulk of the hydrocarbon encountered in the niger delta basin was found to be within a depth range of 5,473,381 ft 1,668. Its development began after the eocene tectonic phase. It is situated between latitudes 3 and 6 n and longitudes 5 and 8 e fig. Abstract in the niger delta province, we have identified one petroleum systemthe tertiary niger delta akataagbada petroleum system. Proven technology, environmentallysound practices and an unwavering commitment to best practices.
Pdf ecosystem of the niger delta region of nigeria. Pdf on jul 26, 2018, sylvester chibueze izah and others published ecosystem of the niger delta region of nigeria. Health risks associated with oil pollution in the niger. The oil producing states in nigeria all in the niger delta account for 90% of oil revenues yet they receive only 19% of the statutory revenues from the federal government derived form petroleum sales. It is situated between latitudes 3 and 6n and longitudes 5 and 8e fig. An estimate of oil window in nigeria niger delta basin. Since its inauguration, the nddc has focused on the development of social and physical infrastructures, ecologicalenvironmental remediation and human. Oil is produced in the niger delta, located in the southern part of the country. The niger delta, which stretches for nearly 150 miles 240 km from north to south and spreads along the coast for about 200 miles 320 km, extends over an area of 14,000 square miles 36,000 square km. The intensive extraction of oil and gas in the niger delta threatens not only nigerias.
It is the largest wetland and maintains the thirdlargest. Oil exploration and poverty in the niger delta region of. The benin formation as a significant geologic unit of the niger delta is well known. The niger delta region is situated in the gulf of guinea between longitude 50e to 80e and latitudes 4 0n to 6n, as shown in figure 1, opafunso, 2007.
Petroleum pipelines, spillages and the environment of the. Challenges facing niger delta development commission. More than 4,000 oil spills have been recorded in nigerias niger delta over the past four decades. The region is the 3 rd largest producer of palm, after malaysia and indonesia and the largest producer of cassava. This basin is very complex, and it carries high economic value as it contains a very. Sequence stratigraphic framework of the paradise field niger delta, nigeria. Estimation of reservoir potentials of two wells in niger. The key environmental issues in the niger delta of nigeria relate to its petroleum and industry. Niger delta nigeria s former chief of army staff, gen.
Niger delta is the youngest sedimentary basin within the benue trough system. Department of geology, university of nigeria, nsukka, enugu state, nigeria email. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Tertiary niger delta akataagbada petroleum system no. Nov 21, 2017 the tertiary niger delta basin located in southern nigeria at the inland margin of the gulf of guinea is situated at the southernmost extremity of the elongated intracontinental benue trough. Formation evaluation of an onshore oil field, niger delta. During the cenozoic, until the middle miocene, the niger delta grew through pulses of sedimentation over an oceanwarddipping continental basement into the gulf of guinea. Case study of field x, niger delta kelechi azubuike ijomah1, beka f.
Potentials and threats find, read and cite all the research you need on. The first is the natural or core niger delta which is made up of those areas that constitute the great delta of the river niger that arises on the northeastern border of sierra leone and flows in a great arc for 4,100 km northeast through mali and western niger before turning southwards to empty into the gulf of guinea. The niger delta basin, also referred to as the niger delta province, is an extensional rift basin located in the niger delta and the gulf of guinea on the passive continental margin near the western coast of nigeria with suspected or proven access to cameroon, equatorial guinea and sao tome and principe. The study entitled defining an environmental development strategy for the niger delta was quick to note that the niger delta has been blessed with an abundance of physical and human resources, including the majority of nigerias oil and. The major occupation of people in the region is fishing and agriculture and the region is abundantly blessed in this respect. Nigeria is the largest oil producer in africa and the eleventh largest producer of crude oil in the world. Sequence stratigraphy of the niger delta, delta field, offshore nigeria. Delta field, niger delta, integration, stratigraphic mapping, structural interpretation, well logs. The unresolved issues, journal of environmental science and technology 43. The niger delta is contributing a lot to the economic well being of nigeria and it is getting nothing, but destruction, in return.
Within the delta the river breaks up into an in nigeria. The niger delta of nigeria is among the richest deltas in the world. Pdf merge combine pdf files free tool to merge pdf online. Introduction akwa ibom state is one of the thirtysix states that makeup nigeria and one of the nine oil and gas producing states of the niger delta region in.
Soda pdf is the solution for users looking to merge multiple files into a single pdf document. Niger delta province, nigeria, cameroon, and equatorial guinea, africa by michele l. As a mode of oil transportation, petroleum pipelines traverse the landscape of nigerias niger delta region and utilize vast tracts of land whose original ecosystem has been altered. An integrated wirelinelog and biostratigraphic appraisal. The evaluators made a number of recommendations to amnesty international about work in the niger delta on corporate accountability and oil pollution. The evolution of nigeria from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960 is largely the story of the transformational impact of the british on the peoples and cultures of the niger benue area. The nigerdelta forms one of the worlds major hydrocarbon provinces and it is situated on the gulf of guinea on the west coast of africa southern part of nigeria. The niger delta is the delta of the niger river sitting directly on the gulf of guinea on the atlantic ocean in nigeria. Geological section through the sedimentary layers of the niger deltas mouth 9. The quality of groundwater in the coastal aquifer of eastern niger delta has been assessed in the present study using geostatistical techniques. The niger delta development commission nddc as an interventionist commission mandated to pull the niger delta region ndr out of the socioeconomic, environmental and political problems that have engulfed the region prior to nigerias independence has not been able to perform the expected miracle over the past fifteen. Challenges facing niger delta development commission nddc. Structural and stratigraphic mapping of delta field, agbada.
Ethnic and political unrest continued throughout the 1990s despite the return to democracy clarification needed and the election of the obasanjo. Introduction the niger delta is situated in the gulf of guinea and extends throughout the niger delta province 1 figure 1. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the niger delta sciendo. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the niger delta in. Health risks associated with oil pollution in the niger delta. Nigerias first indigenous, independent and publiclyowned integrated oil and gas investment company. The easterly guinea current, transporting montmorilloniterieh floccules in suspen sion, may cause an increase in the montmorillonite content of the clays in the eastern part of the delta.
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