Community Shuts Down 2 Oil Wells Over Power Supply

The residents at Tanbiri II, Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Wednesday disrupted oil production at Adibawa oil field operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), shutting two oil wells.

It was gathered that two oil wells, Adibawa well 4 and Adibawa well 10 feeding the Adibawa flow station, were shut down by the protesters who demanded power supply from the nearby oil facility.

A visit to community showed that hundreds of residents comprising youths, women, and elders had blocked access to the road to the shut oil wells singing solidarity songs amidst rhythms from local musical instruments.

Mr Oyeso Atena, Youth President of Biseni Community said that they were aggrieved over the failure of SPDC for failure to link the community to a power plant located at Adibawa flow station despite several meetings.

UCJ, UNILORIN.