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As of 2006, there where eleven (11) oil companies operating one hundred and fifty- nine (159) oil fields and one thousand four hundred and eighty-one (1,481) wells in the Niger Delta in Nigeria (The Guardian 2006). Human activities and those of oil exploration and exploitation raise a...
Latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited showed that no fewer than 36 oil blocks are under concession to international oil companies operating in Nigeria and their indigenous counterparts in the country. Advertisement An analysis of NNPCL’s latest Consolidated and Separ...
Companies operating in oil-rich regions such as the Niger Delta have been accused of environmental damage and not contributing more to the region's development. Oil operations have been sabotaged by local groups like the Niger Delta Rebels who say they have been denied a share of the spoils. ...
“So, I think this really is a perfect opportunity for all the key actors, government regulators, national companies, private companies and all the suppliers to the industry to work together to ensure that Nigeria is competitive in the international landscape, and as an attractive destination for...
“very subjective, misleading and downright false.” At Amnesty International and CEHRD’s request, the independent US oil pipeline specialist Accufacts assessed a number of oil spill investigation reports, as well as responses from oil companies operating in the Niger Delta and Nigeria’s national...
Corporate Social Irresponsibility (CSI) a Catalyst to the Niger Delta Crisis: The Case of Nigerian Oil Multinational Companies versus the Militants of Niger Delta Region of Nigeria The Niger Delta crisis was as a result of years of neglect of the states that constitute the oil rich Niger Delta...
There exist across the selected communities a significant difference between the sum representing the losses incurred and actual amount paid to claimants as compensation for oil spill damage by the oil companies operating in the region. It was recommended among others that the oil multinational should...
A major new inquiry into oil companies operating in the Niger Delta has been launched by the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. The probe will investigate “environmental and human damage” in Nigeria’s vast oil fields. “This Commission will investigate the human and environmental impact of mult...
Currently, there are several large oil companies operating in the region: Irkutsk Oil Company, Verkhnechonskneftegaz, Rosneft, Gazprom Dobicha Irkutsk [12]. Further in the article, we focus on the Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) which is registered in Irkutsk, remains a major taxpayer in the ...