The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee (NUPRC), has waded into the dispute between Chevron Nigeria Restricted and a few communities inside the firm’s Warri exploration and manufacturing space, in Delta State, over the composition and naming of the Host Communities Belief Fund.
Each events within the dispute have been urged to take care of the peace pending the decision of the matter.
The dispute between Chevron and the Ugbororo, Ugbegugun and Denbele communities in Warri South Native Authorities of the state on the opposite is over the naming of the host neighborhood belief fund established for the communities and the composition of its Board of Trustees. Folks from the three communities have been reported to have staged a protest within the Escravos Terminal space, accusing Chevron of going in opposition to the Petroleum Trade Act (2021).