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The first paragraph claims both that "Nigeria is the second largest oil and gas producer in Africa" and that "Nigeria is the largest oil and gas producer in Africa". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.15.214.191 ( talk) 05:34, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
The following tell different things about the Niger Delta population...
"The Niger Delta is comprised of 70,000 km² of wetlands formed primarily by sediment deposition. Home to 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, this floodplain makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's total land mass."
"According to Amnesty International 70% of the six million people in the Niger River Delta live off of less than 1$ US per day".
The second statement cites a source... But the source tells nothing about 6 millions inhabitants.
I found at http://www.earthrights.net/nigeria/news/definition.html that the Niger Delta is home to 10 million people but I am not sure at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Powro ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I was thinking of changing the order around a bit to provide more context at the start. I would like to break out a "Geology" section at the start to explain the technical details. I was thinking of a "Historical and political context" section immediately after, followed with a section on the current state of the oil development. Currently there is a bit of politics in the "reserves and production" section, which I feel can wait a bit. Thoughts? - Banyan Tree 00:25, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
ironically (as i am studying for degree in the subject) i elected not to include a geology section, but i can see how it would facilitate explanation of the circumstances. i'm really not sure where to put the history section. the whole structure is actually difficult because it seems you cant get the whole picture until the entire article is read. all the topics overlap quite a bit, with environmental and socio-economic factors causing political conflict, and politics determining what is done about said environmental factors. i feel this way particularly about the environment and the ogoniland and conflicts sections (i havent created the more recent conflicts yet), because it raises the question of which needs to be listed first: the conflict, or the reasons for the conflict? I think it would be very difficult to integrate both topics, because of the highly statistical nature of reporting on environmental and social conditions.
also im very concerned about usage of quotes, because it seems like much of the info can be best stated simply by quoting directly from Human Rights Watch (1999 report mostly) or other sources. what is your opinion on existence quotations? to this point i have made every effort to avoid using them, but sometimes there are only so many ways to make a statement. thanks.-- Gozar 04:36, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
alright, you guys seem to have well-developed ideas on the structural components. right now im focusing on trying to get the information in. i will continue to input into the petroleum in Nigeria article until we define where all the material is ultimately going. -- Gozar 19:33, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
http://www.omoigui.com/files/palace_coup_august_1985.pdf
Do the recurrent instances of "fuel spills that result in disastrous explosions and fires" warrant a section or an article? A Business Day article dated April 25, 2007 reports on the most recent example Link THE recent petrol fire in the Gadoko area of Kaduna state, which claimed more than 90 lives, is once again a sad reminder of the recurring fuel tragedies in several parts of Nigeria. In most human societies, disasters are inevitable — but their frequency in Nigeria is inexcusable. The Kaduna disaster was clearly avoidable. A tanker carrying fuel had an accident and fell across the road. Like a swarm of bees, the local people rushed out and started scooping fuel with their jerry cans and buckets. But the tanker went up in flames and all of them burnt to death. This terrible event is the third one of its type that I am aware of; these disasters seem to be important to "Petroleum in Nigeria". -- McTrixie/ Mr Accountable 23:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
In the article, in the section Petroleum in Nigeria#Oil spills, a sentence reads: "Sabotage is performed primarily through what is known as "bunkering",whereby the saboteur attempts to tap the pipeline, and in the process of extraction sometimes the pipeline is damaged or destroyed. Oil extracted in this manner can often be sold for cash compensation." Isn't the truth more like "Oil extracted in this manner is always sold for cash compensation."?, insofar as people in villages or city neighborhoods who break the pipeline for oil aren't actually performing sabotage, they are just trying to make a buck? -- McTrixie/ Mr Accountable 15:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Yes, the other possibility is to sell the oil to buy weapons that support internal guerrilla activities and insurgency. Luperculus ( talk) 18:10, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
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The first paragraph claims both that "Nigeria is the second largest oil and gas producer in Africa" and that "Nigeria is the largest oil and gas producer in Africa". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.15.214.191 ( talk) 05:34, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
The following tell different things about the Niger Delta population...
"The Niger Delta is comprised of 70,000 km² of wetlands formed primarily by sediment deposition. Home to 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, this floodplain makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's total land mass."
"According to Amnesty International 70% of the six million people in the Niger River Delta live off of less than 1$ US per day".
The second statement cites a source... But the source tells nothing about 6 millions inhabitants.
I found at http://www.earthrights.net/nigeria/news/definition.html that the Niger Delta is home to 10 million people but I am not sure at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Powro ( talk • contribs) 21:21, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
I was thinking of changing the order around a bit to provide more context at the start. I would like to break out a "Geology" section at the start to explain the technical details. I was thinking of a "Historical and political context" section immediately after, followed with a section on the current state of the oil development. Currently there is a bit of politics in the "reserves and production" section, which I feel can wait a bit. Thoughts? - Banyan Tree 00:25, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
ironically (as i am studying for degree in the subject) i elected not to include a geology section, but i can see how it would facilitate explanation of the circumstances. i'm really not sure where to put the history section. the whole structure is actually difficult because it seems you cant get the whole picture until the entire article is read. all the topics overlap quite a bit, with environmental and socio-economic factors causing political conflict, and politics determining what is done about said environmental factors. i feel this way particularly about the environment and the ogoniland and conflicts sections (i havent created the more recent conflicts yet), because it raises the question of which needs to be listed first: the conflict, or the reasons for the conflict? I think it would be very difficult to integrate both topics, because of the highly statistical nature of reporting on environmental and social conditions.
also im very concerned about usage of quotes, because it seems like much of the info can be best stated simply by quoting directly from Human Rights Watch (1999 report mostly) or other sources. what is your opinion on existence quotations? to this point i have made every effort to avoid using them, but sometimes there are only so many ways to make a statement. thanks.-- Gozar 04:36, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
alright, you guys seem to have well-developed ideas on the structural components. right now im focusing on trying to get the information in. i will continue to input into the petroleum in Nigeria article until we define where all the material is ultimately going. -- Gozar 19:33, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
http://www.omoigui.com/files/palace_coup_august_1985.pdf
Do the recurrent instances of "fuel spills that result in disastrous explosions and fires" warrant a section or an article? A Business Day article dated April 25, 2007 reports on the most recent example Link THE recent petrol fire in the Gadoko area of Kaduna state, which claimed more than 90 lives, is once again a sad reminder of the recurring fuel tragedies in several parts of Nigeria. In most human societies, disasters are inevitable — but their frequency in Nigeria is inexcusable. The Kaduna disaster was clearly avoidable. A tanker carrying fuel had an accident and fell across the road. Like a swarm of bees, the local people rushed out and started scooping fuel with their jerry cans and buckets. But the tanker went up in flames and all of them burnt to death. This terrible event is the third one of its type that I am aware of; these disasters seem to be important to "Petroleum in Nigeria". -- McTrixie/ Mr Accountable 23:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
In the article, in the section Petroleum in Nigeria#Oil spills, a sentence reads: "Sabotage is performed primarily through what is known as "bunkering",whereby the saboteur attempts to tap the pipeline, and in the process of extraction sometimes the pipeline is damaged or destroyed. Oil extracted in this manner can often be sold for cash compensation." Isn't the truth more like "Oil extracted in this manner is always sold for cash compensation."?, insofar as people in villages or city neighborhoods who break the pipeline for oil aren't actually performing sabotage, they are just trying to make a buck? -- McTrixie/ Mr Accountable 15:52, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Yes, the other possibility is to sell the oil to buy weapons that support internal guerrilla activities and insurgency. Luperculus ( talk) 18:10, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
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