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Research Article
Vol. 8, Issue 1
THE LEGAL REGIME ON OIL AND GAS WASTES: CAN DECOMMISSIONING OF PETROLEUM ASSETS UNDER THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT 2021 COMBAT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION RISK IN NIGERIA’S UPSTREAM PETROLEUM SECTOR?
Decommissioning of petroleum assets has been a global concern due to its adverse environmental risks occasioned by oil firms’ operations. This problem often occurs on land and deep seas which have become uncontrollable as international and municipal legal regimes are less effective as member states’ multinational oil firms or corporations often dis...