What Does The Oil Companies Affect Nigeria?

Oil was first thought to be discovered in the state of Louisiana in 1868 by the Louisiana Oil and Coal Company fifteen miles west of Lake Charles. However, the Louisiana Oil and Coal Company was unsuccessful at drilling oil but the company did find extensive sulfur deposits. (Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. (n.d.). Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://www.lmoga.com/resources/oil-gas-101/history-of-the-industry/) Oil was first discovered in Louisiana on September 21, 1901. (Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association. (n.d.). Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://www.lmoga.com/resources/oil-gas-101/history-of-the-industry/)

Nevertheless, such facts about Nigeria as fear of Ebola epidemics spreading across its territory, growing rates of corruption, a presence of Boko Haram Islamist group, and a great dependence of the national currency from oil prices stand against drawing Canadian companies to it. In this case, understanding and possibility

Nigeria, with a population of 190,584,690 people is the most populous country in West Africa. Marked with huge reserves of oil and natural gas, oil exploration in Nigeria first began in the year 1908, with long breaks during the first and Second World War. After the further discovery of commercial oil fields in Oloibiri in 1956, crude oil has since being produced in large quantities. Today, the country produces a maximum capacity of 2.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, and is the world’s sixth largest producer of crude oil. Crude oil export, accounts for 90% of Nigeria’s earnings. Oil exploration occurs onshore, on land and swamps, while off-shore operations occur mainly in water depths reaching 2500m. Currently, crude oil is

The country of Nigeria is located in Western Africa and borders the Gulf of Guinea between Benin on the west and Cameroon on the east. The country's land mass goes from the Gulf of Guinea in the south to the Sahel in the north. Comparatively, Nigeria is a little more than twice the size of California, or the size of California, Nevada, and Arizona combined. The capital of Nigeria is Abuja. Abuja replaced the former capital, Lagos in December 1991, because of its more central location, among other reasons. Lagos still does remain Nigeria's commercial capital. (encyclopedia.com)

Oil for over a decade has been the main source of income for the Nigerian economy. It accounts for more than 70% of export.The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been plagued with different negative effects of oil exploration. The environment, economy and even quality of human life have been greatly affected. This has created a lack of trust between the inhabitants and the oil companies, and even with the Nigerian government.

My name is John Doe. I am writing this letter to inform you about the negative effects in Nigeria oil spills have on its people and the environment around them. Oil spills pollute the water, killing animals and plant life that inhabit the area around the spill. It is important that this problem is to be looked at and solved.

Nigeria is considered to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Many different forms of corruption are familiar to Nigeria including political corruption, bureaucratic corruption, electoral corruption, embezzlement, and bribery. Corruption has even been said to be a viable enterprise in Nigeria due to the involvement of citizens, government officials, and private corporations alike. Two main factors help explain why corruption and bribery are so high in Nigeria, these factors include Nigeria’s complete dependence on the petroleum industry and profit-focused companies taking advantage of a less developed,

Nigeria is a developing country; therefore Shell has been active in giving to the community. Over the past decades, they have tried different strategies. The company

oil in Nigeria. Nigeria’s large supply of high quality crude oil helped Shell climb to the top,

Nigeria is an Agricultural and oil rich nation but characterised by Political instability, corruption, poor

     Nigeria has been a country in political turmoil for a long time. The country was created in 1914 under British colonial rule and at that time it was considered a protectorate. It was not until 1960 that Nigeria received independence from the United Kingdom. One of Nigeria's problems politically is that it has over three hundred different ethnic groups. The three largest of these are the Hausa-Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba. At the time of the independence of Nigeria it was split up into three states with each state being under the control of one of the major ethnic groups. The natural resources of the other 297 ethnic groups were exploited for the major three groups,

“Nigeria is currently the largest oil producer in Africa and was the world 's fourth-largest exporter of LNG in 2015. Nigeria 's oil production is hampered by instability and supply disruptions, while its natural gas sector is restricted by the lack of infrastructure to commercialize natural gas that is currently flared (burned off).” (British Petroleum, 2016) Nigeria is a member of OPEC. Although Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa, its production is affected by unplanned outages; some that have been estimated to have been up to 500,000 BPD. (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2016) Nigeria’s petroleum industry is impacted by regulatory uncertainty, corruption, mismanagement of oil subsidies, oil theft, sabotage, environmental damages, and piracy in offshore West Africa.

People are divided when it comes to government regulating oil companies: Some states are against it and believe the companies should be held responsible enough to regulate themselves, while others believe government should continue to progress and strengthen our laws to protect ourselves and those around us. According to Edward Markley via Twitter, "Trump [is] looking to open up E Coast & new areas for offshore oil drilling when Congress has passed no new safety standards since BP" (qtd. in Sherman 1). Just a few months after being elected, Trump put some orders in place that "potentially burden the safe, efficient development of domestic energy resources” (Sherman 1). Many states are with the president in believing

“The skill, good judgment, and the polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job”- this is what defined by popular “MERRIAM-WEBSTER” dictionary. As far as what we think about the term professionalism is that it is an application of mixture of abilities, skills, knowledge and commitments to an organization to which he/she is assigned. Every organization which recruits a person, expect the above qualities as a part of their professionalism. We will find almost the same definitions of it if we start looking in dictionaries but what professionalism is actually different that would be mentioned in dictionaries. Professionalism is not just the practical applications of concept and theoretical understanding; it is the

Since the past few decades, owning a car has become a necessity in order to commute from one place to another. However, cars do not work automatically, they require fuel. Since the past decade, the petroleum industry has become one of the leading industries impacting the nation’s economy. Oil has become an essential commodity as it is utilized in transportation vehicles, serves as a raw material for manufacturing plastics, and is utilized in homes for cooking. America’s economy is greatly dependent on petroleum as it is the “black gold” of the nation. The considerable significance of oil has led to the drilling of it, which is not only limited to land, but also the oceans. Offshore drilling is a method in which petroleum is extracted from underneath the seabed. It is one of the significant technological advancements in the past few decades. However, the ones who are involved in the process of offshore oil production are humans, and humans tend to make mistakes. In 1969, due to a human error, an oil spill occurred and natural gas, oil, and mud shot up the well and oozed into the ocean (“Offshore Drilling”). The oil spilled led to an environmental disaster which killed thousands of marine animals and distorted the environment. In order to prevent the same error, the government passed a moratorium in 1981, banning more than 85 percent of the country’s oil drilling sites (“Offshore Drilling”). The moratorium restricted the United States to mass-produce its natural resource.