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Minister Lauds Total Over Resolve To End Gas Flares
The Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam, on Wednesday welcomed the determination of Total, the French oil and gas giant to stop offshore gas flaring in Nigeria as a step in the right direction.
A statement by the Deputy Director of Information issued in Abuja yesterday, said the minister was reacting to the company’s pronouncement in Paris on May 22 on this issue.
The statement, made available to our correspondent, recalls that an official of the company said this when he received some Nigerian journalists at the company’s headquarters in Paris, France.
The statement urged other oil companies in Nigeria to emulate the example of Total, to ensure that environmental degradation in the country was eradicated.
“Other oil companies operating in Nigeria should follow the good example and adopt environmentally friendly approach in doing their businesses.
“The devastating consequences of gas flaring on the environment include global warming and ozone depletion, which must be addressed accordingly.”
It said the minister urged oil companies operating in the country to see gas flaring as a challenge to the entire world and not just a Nigeria problem.
“Gas flaring, an ecosystem challenge is indivisible,” Mallam said in the statement.
Meanwhile, it further said that the minister would on June 2, address a news conference to launch the beginning of the activities to mark the 2014 World Environment Day.
World Environment Day, a UN declaration, is globally celebrated on June 5 every year.
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