This study examines the activities of artisanal refining popularly called “Kpo Fire” in the Bayelsa State. It adopts textual and expository analysis. The findings of the study discovered that artisanal refining has caused monumental damage to the ecosystem, both aquatic and terrestrial life. This adverse effect on the ecosystem has broken the chain of natural interdependence of man and its existence. This is because the inhabitants of Bayelsa State depend on fishing and farming as its major means of livelihood. Therefore it concluded that government should embark on aggressive enlightenment and re-orientation of the practitioners of artisanal refining and the general public on the moral principles of the values of the ecosystem and the sustainers of the environment on the livelihood of the people of the area. Government should encourage practitioners of artisanal refining in various skill acquisition to discourage them from this practice as the practice of artisanal refining is suicidal as it sometimes causes explosions and death. It also recommends that multinational oil companies should engage the practitioners in meaningful ventures for the benefit of the people.