Oil (Nigeria)
Conflict:
- Began in the early 1900s
- A series of repressive and corrupt governments in Nigeria have been supported and maintained by western governments and oil corporations, keen on benefiting from the fossil fuels that can be exploited. As people and transnational oil corporations have been fighting over this “dark nectar” in the delta region, immense poverty and environmental destruction have resulted.
- (Tensions between foreign oil corporations have resulted in competition over the wealth of the oil.)
Gas and Oil
Many oil reserves have been found in Nigeria.
Breakout of Nigeria's Crude Oil Exports
Oil is very important in Nigeria, because it is a leading export for a lot of countries.
Niger Delta
Most of the tension and conflicts have taken place in the Niger Delta region. Minority ethnic groups felt they were being exploited.
Nigeria produces more than two million barrels of crude oil per day and is a key supplier to United States, Europe and Asia
See the havoc caused by the discovery of oil in Nigeria