Nigeria: Blast Hits One of Major Oil Pipelines in Nigeria

A blast on Tuesday rocked a pipeline operated by Nigeria’s state-run oil firm that feeds the Forcados terminal in the southern Niger Delta energy hub, a spokesman for Nigerian National Petroleum Corp (NNPC) said. The explosion occurred while the pipeline was being repaired following an attack last week, NNPC spokesman Garba Deen Muhammad said. A

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Oranto Petroleum International—The Nigerian Firm Listed for Uganda Oil Exploration Licensing

AtlasORANTO Petroleum International Limited (AOPI) comprises Atlas Petroleum International Limited and Oranto Petroleum International Limited. These two private Nigerian indigenous sister companies are fully owned by Prince Engr. Arthur Eze and his Royal Family from The Kingdom of Dunukofia. The Prince founded Atlas and Oranto Petroleum International in 1991 and 1993 respectively. AOPI is wholly

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Watchdog: Nigeria Lost $5.9 Billion from Oil in 2013 due to Theft, vandalism and Irresponsible Gov’t Dealings

Africa’s largest Oil producer Nigeria lost over $5.9 billion in oil theft and vandalism of major installation and irresponsible secret government dealings, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative said. The watchdog’s Executive director Waziri Adio, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at a forum on July 19, 2016 in Abuja that 4.7 billion dollars was lost

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