The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has waded into the dispute between Chevron Nigeria Limited and some communities within the company’s Warri exploration and production area in Delta State over the composition and naming of the Host Communities Trust Fund.
In a statement signed by the Head, Public Affairs & Communication Unit, NUPRC, Olaide Shonola, the commission urged both parties in the dispute to maintain the peace pending the resolution of the matter.
The dispute between Chevron and the Ugbororo, Ugbegugun and Denbele communities in Warri South Local Government Area of the state is over the naming of the host community trust fund established for the communities and the composition of its Board of Trustees.
People from the three communities were reported to have staged a protest in the Escravos Terminal area, accusing Chevron of going against the Petroleum Industry Act (2021).
At a meeting between the feuding parties at the NUPRC headquarters in…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
