Abstract
It is fundamental to the health of any community to have a clean environment. Rapid industrialization worldwide and ever increasing oil operation has brought with it environmental impact on varying dimensions. In the past few years, the issue of environmental protection has been receiving a lot of attention at global, regional, national, state and local government levels. This is because of degradation caused by oil operation thereby making it unsuitable for habitation especially in oil producing areas.
The burning issues in this paper highlight the significance of the environment to man, the impact of petroleum operation on environment, environmental conservation, waste management and safety. It will also create awareness and stimulate the need for efficient planning for safety and management during and post production, impact control particularly from the legal perspective and emphasis the important of enactment of legislation which include environment, health and safety in the scope of certification of oil industries.