Case Study: Oil and Natural Gas Production - Niger Delta, Nigeria (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Nigeria's position in African oil production
Nigeria's position in African oil production
Africa's largest oil producer and exporter
Year Nigeria joined OPEC
Year Nigeria joined OPEC
1971
% of Nigeria's export earnings from petroleum (2018)
% of Nigeria's export earnings from petroleum (2018)
93%
Who discovered Niger Delta oil and when?
Who discovered Niger Delta oil and when?
Shell-BP in 1956
NNPC: full name and year established
NNPC: full name and year established
Nigerian National Petroleum Company, 1977
Nigeria's current oil production (barrels/day)
Nigeria's current oil production (barrels/day)
Approximately 2 million barrels per day
% of Nigeria's domestic energy from biomass (2017)
% of Nigeria's domestic energy from biomass (2017)
74%
Bunkering definition
Bunkering definition
Illegal theft of oil from pipelines
Year gas flaring made illegal in Nigeria
Year gas flaring made illegal in Nigeria
2010
Nigeria's annual revenue from oil
Nigeria's annual revenue from oil
Approximately $36 billion