Social Impact

Community Engagement Strategy

The Oloye field Community Engagement strategy is aimed at forging a mutually beneficial partnership with the host communities in the riverine areas of Delta State. Our community engagement strategy includes pre-development, development, and field operations phase community development initiatives which include regular stakeholder engagement sessions, joint needs assessment, and empowerment programs for youths and women. We are committed to being creative in aiding host communities by aligning their needs with our support programs, and we plan to provide opportunities for competent suppliers in the host communities to provide services to the RAPDC operations logistic base and the field operations locations. As an indigenous E&P company, we are fully committed to engaging and supporting our host communities while we extract hydrocarbons from the assigned license area.

Economic Empowerment Initiatives

We plan to provide opportunities for competent suppliers in the host communities to provide services to the RAPDC operations logistic base and the field operations locations. Besides statutory funding, we also plan targeted empowerment schemes for women and youths, including revolving micro and small business funding assistance and scholarships for higher education. We will diligently implement the agreed GMOU with the host communities, fund the Host Community trust fund as required by law and support the community to utilize the funds to make a meaningful impact on the local economy. 

Health, Safety & Environmental

Community Engagement Strategy

RAPDC has a comprehensive Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) policy based on the requirement to take proper care of its employees, stakeholders, and assets. RAPDC's Environmental stewardship commitment will form the cardinal basis of our environmental plan. We plan to operate Oloye responsibly and safely and abide by all environmental regulations and proactively monitor and protect the environment during development and production operations.

Environmental Survey and Assessment

The Oloye field development will be preceded by a robust environmental survey that covers wet and dry seasons sampling, engagement with the host community, and analysis of samples to establish reference conditions of the operating area before the onset of field development. The Oloye EIA project was kicked off in 3Q 2022 with the wet season sampling and lab analysis completed. The wet season sampling is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed in early March 2023.

Environmental Monitoring and Reporting

Following the development phase, we will be strictly performing environmental monitoring and reporting so as to abide by all applicable regulations.