Ofon Field‚ Oil and Gas Field‚ Nigeria Ofon Field is an oil and natural gas field located in the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 102‚ about 65km offshore in the south-eastern coast of Nigeria. The reserves lie at a water depth of 40m (131ft). The OML 102 is owned by state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC - 60%) and is operated by Total Exploration-Production Nigeria (TEPNG - 40%)‚ formerly Elf Petroleum Nigeria. The proved and probable reserves at Ofon are about 350 million barrels
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IMPACT OF OIL SPILLAGE ON RURAL AREAS IN NIGERIA SUBMITTED TO COVENTRY UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS BY NWANNA ONYINYECHI RUTH STUDENT ID; 5423377 INTRODUCTION Oil spillage is the introduction of chemical hydrocarbon into the ecosystem. Such as lands‚ water systems‚ forest etc. which serves as a habitat for humans‚ mammals‚ birds‚ fishes etc. Though the oil production
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Situation: In the last fifteen years‚ Shell International has undergone many changes in their organizational structure. Three major events‚ the Brent Spar incident‚ human rights problems in Nigeria‚ and shareholder activism moved Shell to do a thorough examination of their company. After many attacks by activists‚ Shell first‚ changed from a complicated matrix form of organization to five worldwide business units. These units were exploration‚ production‚ oil products‚ chemicals‚ gas and coal‚ and
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CHAPTER TWO 2.0 AN OVERVIEW OF SHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA 2.1 Introduction This chapter will provide basic knowledge of Shell Nigeria Oil Company and its operation in Nigeria‚ in particular regarding its ethics‚ performance‚ social involvement‚ contribution to national income and its contribution to keeping the environment green. Since the Rio Conference of 1992 the code of conduct for all extractive industries including crude oil mining companies has underlined the following principles
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NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY What is the aim of the study? (there should only be 1 Aim) To examine the impact of public policy and government regulation on the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry and suggest proposals for reform. What are the objectives of your study? To evaluate the existing legal and extra-legal measures used in regulating exploration and production of crude oil in Nigeria‚ examining the impact of such statutory provisions like the Land Use Act of 1978 and the Nigerian Oil and
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INTRODUCTION: Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Its headquarters are in The Hague‚ the Netherlands. It was founded in 1907. The parent company of the Shell group is Royal Dutch Shell plc‚ which is incorporated in England and Wales. They have around 93‚000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories. The company has worldwide proved reserves of 14.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The company operates 43‚000 gas stations (the world’s largest retail fuel network)
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(2009) Oil Exploitation and Conflict in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria Samson Imasogie Omofonmwan* and Lucky Osaretin Odia** *Department of Geography and Regional Planning‚ Ambrose Alli University‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria E-mail: profomofonmwan@yahoo.com **Department of Sociology and Anthropology‚ University of Benin‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria E-mail: odialucko@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Niger-Delta. Oil Exploitation. Environmental Degradation. Conflict. Mitigation ABSTRACT The Niger-Delta area of Nigeria‚ coincides
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Conclusion 6 5. References 8 6. Appendix 9 1. Introduction Royal Dutch/Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies‚ with 104‚000 employees in more than 110 countries; it is unique among the world’s oil majors and was formed from the 1907 merger of the assets and operations of the Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the British-based Shell Transport and Trading Company. In fact‚ it is the oldest joint venture. The business interests of
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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The Satyam Computer Services scandal was a corporate scandal that occurred in India in 2009 where chairman Ramalinga Raju confessed that the company’s accounts had been falsified. The Global corporate community was shocked and scandalised when the chairman of Satyam‚ Ramalinga Raju resigned on 7 January 2009 and confessed that he had manipulated the accounts by US$1.47-Billion. Contents [hide] 1 Role of Auditors 2 Aftermath 3 New CEO and special advisors 4 Acquisition by Mahindra Group
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