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Petroleum industry in Nigeria - Wikipedia. The petroleum industry in Nigeria is the largest on the African continent. As of 2. 01. 6, Nigeria's petroleum industry contributes about 9% to its economy. Therefore, though the petroleum sector is important, as government revenues and foreign exchange still heavily rely on this sector, it remains in fact a small part of the country's overall diversified economy.[1][2]Crude oil from the delta basin comes in two types: light, and comparatively heavy – the lighter around 3. Watch Shoot `Em Up Hindi Full Movie.
Both types are paraffinic and low in sulfur.[3]History of oil exploration[edit]The history of oil exploration in Nigeria dates back to 1. Nigerian Bitumen Corporation conducted exploratory work in the country; however, the firm left the country at the onset of World War I. Thereafter, licenses were given to D'Arcy Exploration Company and Whitehall Petroleum.
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However, neither company found oil of commercial value and they returned their licenses in 1. A new license covering 9. Shell D'arcy Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. The new firm was a consortium of Shell and British Petroleum (then known as Anglo- Iranian). The company began exploratory work in 1. The consortium was granted license to explore oil all over the territory of Nigeria but in 1.
Drilling activities started in 1. Owerri area. Oil was discovered in non- commercial quantities at Akata, near Eket in 1. Smallville Season 10 Full Episodes Online Free.
Prior to the Akata find, the company had spent around 6 million pounds in exploratory activities in the country. Shell- BP in the pursuit of commercially available petroleum found oil in Oloibiri, Nigeria in 1. Other important oil wells discovered during the period were Afam and Bomu in Ogoni territory.
Production of crude oil began in 1. Towards the end of the 1. British firms were granted license to explore for oil: Mobil in 1.
Tenneco in 1. 96. Gulf Oil and later Chevron in 1. Agip in 1. 96. 2, and Elf in 1. Prior to the discovery of oil, Nigeria (like many other African countries) strongly relied on agricultural exports to other countries to supply their economy. Many Nigerians thought the developers were looking for palm oil.[5] But after nearly 5. Shell- BP discovered the oil at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta. The first oil field began production in 1.
After that, the economy of Nigeria should have seemingly have experienced a strong increase. However, competition for the profits from oil created a great level of terror and conflict for those living in the region. Many citizens of Nigeria believe that they haven’t been able to see the economic benefits of oil companies in the state. Additionally, Nigerian government officials have remained majority shareholders in the profits created by the production of Nigerian oil, leading to government capturing of nearly all oil production, and citizens are not seeing socioeconomic benefits, and insist that oil companies should compensate people.[5]Production and exploration[edit]As of 2.
GDP. It also provides 9. Nigeria's proven oil reserves are estimated by the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) at between 1. Its reserves make Nigeria the tenth most petroleum- rich nation, and by the far the most affluent in Africa. In mid- 2. 00. 1 its crude oil production was averaging around 2,2.
It is expected that the industry will continue to be profitable based on an average bench mark oil price of $8. Nearly all of the country's primary reserves are concentrated in and around the delta of the Niger River, but off- shore rigs are also prominent in the well- endowed coastal region. Nigeria is one of the few major oil- producing nations still capable of increasing its oil output.
Unlike most of the other OPEC countries, Nigeria is not projected to exceed peak production until at least 2. The reason for Nigeria's relative unproductivity is primarily OPEC regulations on production to regulate prices on the international market. More recently, production has been disrupted intermittently by the protests of the Niger Delta's inhabitants, who feel they are being exploited.
Nigeria has a total of 1. Department of Petroleum Resources.[1.
The most productive region of the nation is the coastal Niger Delta Basin in the Niger Delta or "South- south" region which encompasses 7. Most of Nigeria's oil fields are small and scattered, and as of 1.
Nigerian production. This contrasts with the sixteen largest fields which produced 3.
Nigeria's petroleum at that time.[1. As a result of the numerous small fields, an extensive and well- developed pipeline network has been engineered to transport the crude oil. Also because of the lack of highly productive fields, money from the jointly operated (with the federal government) companies is constantly directed towards petroleum exploration and production.
Nigeria's petroleum is classified mostly as "light" and "sweet", as the oil is largely free of sulphur. Nigeria is the largest producer of sweet oil in OPEC. This sweet oil is similar in composition to petroleum extracted from the North Sea. This crude oil is known as "Bonny light".
Names of other Nigerian crudes, all of which are named according to export terminal, are Qua Ibo, Escravos blend, Brass River, Forcados, and Pennington Anfan. As recently as 2. Nigeria provided about 1. U. S. oil imports and ranked as the fifth- largest source for oil imports in the U.
S. However, Nigeria ceased exports to the US in July 2. America; India is now the largest consumer of Nigerian oil.[1. There are six petroleum exportation terminals in the country. Shell owns two, while Mobil, Chevron, Texaco, and Agip own one each.
Shell also owns the Forcados Terminal, which is capable of storing 1. Bonny Terminal. Mobil operates primarily out of the Qua Iboe Terminal in Akwa Ibom State, while Chevron owns the Escravos Terminal located in Delta State and has a storage capacity of 3.
Agip operates the Brass Terminal in Brass, a town 1. Port Harcourt and has a storage capacity of 3,5. Texaco operates the Pennington Terminal.[1. Offshore[edit]Oil companies in Africa investigate offshore production as an alternative area of production. Deepwater production mainly involves underwater drilling that exists 4. By expanding to deep water drilling the possible sources for finding new oil reserves is expanded.
Through the introduction of deep water drilling 5. Angola and Nigeria are the largest oil producers in Africa. In Nigeria, the deepwater sector still has a large avenue to expand and develop. The Agbami oilfields hit full production in 2. Operated by Chevron's Star Deep and a company called Famfa, Agbami is only one off- shore concession; there are others named Akpo, Bonga and Erha.[1. The amount of oil extracted from Nigeria was expected to expand from 1.
Deepwater drilling for oil is especially attractive to oil companies because the Nigerian government has very little share in these activities and it is more difficult for the government to regulate the offshore activities of the companies.[1. The deepwater extraction plants are less disturbed by local militant attacks, seizures due to civil conflicts, and sabotage.[1. These advancements offer more resources and alternatives to extract the oil from the Niger Delta, with less exposure to conflict than the operations on land.
An open- air market for illegal crude oil operates off the Niger Delta, called the Togo Triangle.[1. Natural gas[edit]Natural gas reserves are well over 5,3. The biggest natural gas initiative is the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas Company, which is operated jointly by several companies and the state. It began exploration and production in 1. Chevron is also attempting to create the Escravos Gas Utilization project which will be capable of producing 4,5.
In 2. 00. 8, the government prepared a Gas Master Plan that was intended to promote natural gas production and encourage the supply of natural gas to domestic power stations so as to help alleviate the country’s electricity shortages.[1.