This is coming on the heels of an agreement signed by the Federal Government and the Kingdom of Norway on how the latter could assist the country to check oil spills and reduce gas flaring.
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had late last year announced the new Gas Flare-out date following the inability of oil companies to meet the January 1, 2008 deadline earlier agreed.
The two countries met in Abuja last October 29 to discuss issues affecting their petroleum sectors under the Memorandum of Understa-nding (MoU) on Development and Co-operation in Oil and Gas Related Industries signed by both countries in 2000.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, SAN, who led other top government officials to the meeting, had solicited the support of Norway on the possibility of trapping and storing carbon dioxide from oil production, power plants and industrial operations as part of measures to protect Nigerian environment.

The minister had also canvassed more information on trapping and storing of the greenhouse gas, based on Norway’s experience.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting obtained by THISDAY, it was agreed that Norway would assist Nigeria in its aspiration to reduce gas flaring. It was further agreed that the Norwegian Government would assist Nigeria in developing oil spill monitoring and environmental regulations as well as to develop competencies and capacities in environmental impact assessment analysis.

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