Critical success factors affecting sustainability of oil and gas production in Niger Delta, Nigeria
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2010
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Ontario International Development Agency
Abstract
: Niger Delta region hosts major Oil and Gas operations in Nigeria. Niger Delta was recently declared dangerous region because of criminalities ,kidnappings, killings and human right issues. NigerDelta communities violently stood against oil and gas operations after accusation of long term neglect and underdevelopment. Oil companies became target by heavily armed militants. World energy supply had been grossly affected. It therefore became imperative to evaluate sustainable rural development contributions of Multinational oil and gas corporations in the Niger Delta. Main objective was identification of critical success factors of sustainability. Analysis, results and recommendations are contained in this paper as contributions to sustainable world energy availability strategy. The survey was exploratory. Sampling strategy was combination of probability, purposive and clustering. Data collection was through questionnaire, interview, focused group discussion and reviewed literature. Analytical tool was multiple regression analysis. Results revealed core sustainability indices as Acceptability, Functionality, Operability and Durability of interventions through discovery of participation model of RACI. Additional results showed carriers of development information, in built operations and maintenance philosophy, completion of projects, quality of life, stakeholders’ engagement method and method of programme execution were significant to sustainability at 5%. The research developed a new model called “Spider model of rural development” where methods of selecting interventions and capacity development through
Employment were significant at 1%. Environmental unfriendliness and ill- focused programmes had negative relationship .Recommendations included rural development policy or Niger Delta region based on Spider model, broad based MOU, intensified stakeholders’ engagement, participatory approach of RACI model, gender as policy mandate for oil and gas multinationals, deliberate economic empowerment and Joint venture partners’ periodic meetings on Niger Delta
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This article contains tables and figures
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Participation model of RACI (responsibility, accountability, consultations and information), sustainability model of AFOD (acceptability, functionality, durability), spider operability and model of development, sustainability of global energy availability and price, Department of Agricultural Extension
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Ogueri, E. I., Nwachukwu, I. & Unamma, R. (2010). Critical success factors affecting sustainability of oil and gas production in Niger Delta, Nigeria. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 1(8), 85-97