Assessment of stakeholder’s attitude towards intelligence gathering and use in the security of oil and gas operations in the Niger delta region

Abstract

The study examined stakeholder’s attitude towards intelligence gathering and use in the security of Oil and Gas operations in the Niger Delta Region. The study made us of 340 respondents which comprised of private security surveillance contractors, staff of Security department in oil companies, Managers in the selected oil companies and finally Government security personnel attached to oil companies and host community leaders across the selected Sates for the study. The study made use of questionnaire as the source of date on a five point Likert scale of Agree, Strongly Agree, Undecided, Disagree and Strongly Disagree. Key informant’s interviews were also conducted. The study found that those stakeholders have a positive attitude towards intelligence gathering and its use in the security of oil and gas operation in the Niger Delta region. Hence it recommended that Oil and gas companies should display more transparency in their dealings with host communities in order to establish a robust communication network for gathering intelligence and preventing any damage to oil and gas installations.