Nearly all around the Niger Delta and offshore in Gulf of Guinea
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Opportunities Socailly
Jobs- Some locals trained by companies such as shell
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Opportunities Economic 1 The Scale
Scale of deltas oil and gas resources attracted investment from world leading oil companies
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Opportunities Economic 2 Largest MNC
Largest is Shell, accounting for over 1/2 Nigeria's oil production
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Opportunities Economic 3 2005
2005, 5 million tonnes of oil exported making Nigeria 4th largest oil exporter in the world
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Opportunities Economic 4 Nigeria's Exports
Oil export represents 90% of all Nigeria's exports by value
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Opportunities Economic 5 Energy Advances
Energy advances mean urbanisation, development e.g mechanicalization of farming and improved transport services
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Opportunities Economic 6 How much generated
$600 billion generated since extractions began in 1958
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Opportunities Environmental - Through exploitation of oil
Exportation of oil - the Global Environmental Facility has approved a project preparation grant to conserve globally imported biodiversity in delta - area of 4.6 m hectares
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Opportunities Political
Nigeria is a key player in oil industry, gives good political reputation so alliances can be made with other countries - benefits nigeria
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Front
Where is oil and gass concentrated
Back
Nearly all around the Niger Delta and offshore in Gulf of Guinea
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