Knowra Nigerian oil industry Nigerian oil industry Nigeria’s oil industry explores, produces, refines, and exports petroleum, with most crude oil coming from the Niger Delta. It is shaped by state ownership, international partnerships, and conflicts over revenue and environmental damage.
Nigerian National Petroleum Company : Nigeria’s state-owned energy company, responsible for commercial petroleum operations and investments. It represents the state’s direct role in oil production, partnerships, and refining.
Shell in Nigeria : The history and operations of Shell companies in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. Shell’s predecessor made the first commercial oil discovery at Oloibiri in 1956.
Oil revenue in Nigeria : Public income Nigeria receives from petroleum taxes, royalties, and state participation in production. Oil receipts have shaped government budgets and disputes over sharing national wealth.
Nigerian natural gas industry : Nigeria’s production, processing, transport, and export of natural gas. Gas is a major associated resource, but its infrastructure and markets differ from crude oil.
Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission : Nigeria’s regulator for upstream petroleum activities, including exploration and production. It oversees the licensing and operations that bring Niger Delta crude to market.
Oloibiri : A community in present-day Bayelsa State where Nigeria’s first commercial oil discovery was made in 1956. The discovery there launched commercial petroleum production in Nigeria.
Resource curse : The tendency for resource-rich economies to experience weaker development or governance than expected from their wealth. Nigeria illustrates how petroleum dependence can coexist with poverty and economic volatility.
Angolan oil industry : Angola’s petroleum sector, centered on offshore oil production and exports. It offers a comparison with another African producer whose industry relies more heavily on offshore fields.
Niger Delta : A vast delta region in southern Nigeria where the country’s major oil and gas reserves are concentrated. Its producing fields and communities form the industry’s geographic center.
Nigerian independence : Nigeria’s end of British colonial rule and establishment as an independent state in 1960. Independence put the new government in control of petroleum policy and revenue.
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