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IMPACT OF GAS FLARING ON BIODIVERSITY IN NIGER …

of crude oil in the Niger Delta equal to approximately one quarter of the current power consumption of the African continent (Ajugwo, 2013). The Niger Delta known for region hydrocarbon exploration and production covering an approximate area of 50,000 km2 is located between Latitudes 4°0'0''N and 8°0'0''N,

(PDF) Depositional Setting of Sandstones from the

Depositional Setting of Sandstones from the Oligocene-Miocene Ogwashi-Asaba Formation, Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria: Evidence from Grain Size Analysis and …

How peace can be achieved in the Niger Delta

Published: March 8, 2016 11:41pm EST. The Niger Delta is a region where violence and instability never seems to stop. There are many deeply rooted problems that drive this instability: frequent ...

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The Niger Delta Region | SpringerLink

The Niger Delta is the largest in Africa and the third-largest in the world, with a total area of 112,106 km 2 (Amangabara and Obenade 2015; Williams 2018 ). The region also hosts the largest freshwater swamp in Africa, and it is a biodiversity hot spot because of its rich variety of plant and animal species. The delimitation above covers both ...

(PDF) Impact of Oil Pollution on Niger-Delta Communities in …

The Niger Delta region is located along the Atlantic coast of southern Nigeria and is the world's second largest delta with a coastline of approximately 450km (Okonkwo, Taylor and Kamar, 2015). With a size of about 20,000km2, the region is considered the largest wetland in Africa. The delta mangrove swamp which covers about 1900km2 is the ...

(PDF) Deforestation and degradation of mangroves in the Niger Delta …

Presently, the Niger Delta region has experienced a decline in food supply occasioned by high temperature, heavy rainfall, sea-level rise, and flooding emanating from climate change. The study ...

Palynological Age Control and Paleoenvironments …

On the basis of Niger Delta pollen zonations, the top of the Ewekoro Formation (early Middle Paleocene) correlates with the base of P200 (Middle Paleocene) pollen zone of 29, and with the...

History and conflict in the Niger Delta | SDN

Introduction. The Niger Delta today includes the area occupied by a number of historical city states, in particular the Kingdoms of Benin and Oyo. Apart from these, the Niger Delta includes other areas …

List of Niger Delta States in Nigeria – Information

The Niger Delta Region was formerly made up of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers until the Nigerian Federal Government included Akwa Ibom, Abia, cross river, Edo, Ondo and Imo in the year 2000. This region is about 70,000sqkm, about 7.5% of Nigeria's landmass and is known mostly for the presence of crude oil deposits in those areas.

Dispersion of gas flaring emissions in the Niger delta: …

The Niger Delta, the oil producing region of Nigeria, contains over 300 active flare sites scattered around residential communities and farm lands (Elvidge et al., 2015), where over a quarter of the annual total natural gas production is flared (Fawole et al., 2016a; Ite and Ibok, 2013). ... Dispersion of TSP and PM 10 emissions from quarries ...

Provenance of sediments from the Niger Delta, Gulf of …

The Niger Delta Basin is geographically located within the Gulf of Guinea and covers a total area of ~300,000 km 2, including the Anambra Basin, the Avon Basin, the modern internationally recognized Niger Delta, and the Calabar Deepwater Fan (Fig. 1 a) (Wang and Liu, 2020; Yu et al., 2012).. Download : Download high-res image (518KB) …

Mineralogical and physico-chemical properties of Niger …

Abstract. This paper shows that the criteria of mineralogy, chemistry and climatic conditions significantly influence the geotechnical properties of recent sediments …

Crude Oil Theft in the Niger Delta: The Oil Companies and …

Abstract and Figures. This study investigated crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, the oil companies and host communities' dilemma using the Bayelsa state swamp area operated by Nigerian Agip Oil ...

Characterization of reservoir sands using 3D seismic

The field under consideration is an onshore oil field in the Niger Delta Basin, located in the south-western part of Nigeria. The major rock types of the Quaternary are sandstone, pebbles, and shale (Fig. 1) and it is within the abandoned beach ridges, which is in the Coastal Swamp area of Niger Delta Basin.The structure present in the field is …

Palynostratigraphy, palynofacies and palaeoenvironment of deposition …

1. Introduction. The outcropping beds of the Niger Delta basin comprising the Imo, Nanka and Ogwashi formations were previously grouped within the Anambra Basin (Nwachukwu et al., 2011, Nwajide and Reijers, 1996).Recently, Nwajide (2013) updated the stratigraphy of Nigerian sedimentary basins that include the Niger Delta. Although …

(PDF) A Comprehensive Review of Water Quality Monitoring …

occurrence of acid rain in the Niger Delta region of Nige- ria has been studied by various authors in the past [78,79,80,12] . Aside anthropogenic activities that in uence water quality .

THE NIGER DELTA CRISIS IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, …

Niger Delta, Nigeria The Niger River enters Nigeria from the northwest, crossing the western part of the country to join the Atlantic Ocean in the south. Near the coast, the river forms this delta with mangrove forests, lagoons, and swamps stretching about 100 km (about 60 mi) inland. The Niger Delta is the largest in Africa, covering an area ...

How insecurity affects the lives of everyone in the Niger Delta

Emerging insecurity. Our research was conducted in six states of the Niger Delta region: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers State. It showed that each state had unique and ...

Groundwater resources of the Niger Delta: Quality …

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is of great socioeconomic importance because of its huge and abundant reserves of crude oil and natural gas. The phenomenal increase in both industrial and...

Sustainable management and characterization of …

A study was conducted in a coastal region of Port Harcourt, Niger Delta, Nigeria, to identify the hydrogeochemical processes influencing groundwater chemistry. …

Pollution of the Niger Delta with total petroleum …

The Niger Delta region is one of the largest wetland systems worldwide and can be considered a biodiversity hotspot comprising the greatest diversity of aquatic …

(PDF) militancy and kidnapping in niger delta

The long years of neglect and exp loitation of the people. of the Niger Delta region, by Nigerian gover nment and. transnational oil co mpanies has dege nerated into militancy, kidnapping ...

Oil Exploration and Exploitation in Nigeria and the …

The study seeks to evaluate the environmental problems associated with oil exploration and exploitation in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria on one part with a focus on empirical examination of one ...

Niger Delta: young men face exclusion and violence in one …

Decades of oil spills and gas flaring have transformed the Niger Delta into one of the most polluted places on Earth. About 300 oil spills occur in the region each year and in 2011, a spill at ...

Geology of the Niger Delta Basin

Abstract. The Niger Delta underlies an area of about 256,000 km 2, and was initially built over an older transgressive Paleocene prodelta. Delta construction …

Strategies for Peace in the Niger Delta

The Niger Delta, an area of dense mangrove rainforest in the southern tip of Nigeria, comprises nine of Nigeria's thirty-six states: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, and Rivers. The region's oil accounts for approximately 90 percent of the value of Nigeria's exports, but the Niger Delta remains one of Nigeria's ...

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Niger Delta ~ Niger Delta Facts

The Niger Delta occupies 7.5% of the total land area of Nigeria and was historically a major producer of palm oil with traders living in the area using the Delta and the River Niger as a centre for inland trade for oil and outward trade for slaves. Originally covering areas that were part of the ancient Benin and Calabar kingdoms the land ...

Resource Control in the Niger Delta: Conceptual Issues and Legal Realities

These culminate in the Niger Delta people becoming antagonistic and prone to conflict at the slightest misunderstanding.[16] Based on this reasoning, it is posited the law, particularly the Constitution that regulates the relationship between the federating units and the federal government as well as the legal framework regulating Nigeria's ...

Aquifer Mapping in the Niger Delta Region: A Case …

This makes the aquifer mapping in the Niger Delta more significant as it is a region where oil exploration and exploitation activities are carried out. A study on aquifer mapping and …

Niger Delta Basin

Abstract. The Niger Delta basin is made up of three major formations, including Akata, Agbada, and Benin, while the region is characterized by two distinct seasons; wet (spanning from April to October) and dry season (spanning from November to March of the subsequent year). The temperature and relative humidity of the area is 28 ± 8°C and …

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Challenges and opportunities for low-carbon remediation in the Niger

The Niger Delta has a landmass of approximately 70,000 km 2, with a population of 45 million people, living in scattered settlements (Chris et al., 2023). This region on Nigeria's coast lies between latitudes 4 and 6° north of the Equator and longitudes 5 and 7° east of Greenwich. Most of the oil-producing communities in the region are ...

Assessment of Oil Spillage Impact on Vegetation in South-Western Niger

Abstract and Figures. The present study assesses the impact of oil spillage in the Southwestern Niger Delta of Nigeria over the past fifty (50) years. It further sought to find out the driving ...

Niger Delta Negligence

Since 2014 Eni has reported 820 spills in the Niger Delta, with 26,286 barrels or 4.1 million litres lost. Since 2011, Shell has reported 1,010 spills, with 110,535 barrels or 17.5 million litres lost. That's about seven Olympic swimming pools. These are huge numbers, but the reality may be even worse.

(PDF) Pore Pressure Prediction in Niger Delta High …

In the Niger Delta, several methods have been used to understand and characterize the pore pressure regime, yet several drilling incidences (Opara et al., 2009;Nwaufa and Horsfall, 2006;Asedegbega ...

Niger Delta | geographical region, Africa | Britannica

physiography of. 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). Within the delta the river breaks up into an…. The Niger delta is a vast low-lying region through which the waters of the ...