Talk:Petroleum industry in Nigeria

message: 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)
thread_title:  introduction is contradictory 

message: 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)
replies: text: Belated thanks. I deleted the inaccurate & unsourced 6 million. —Patrug (talk) 23:14, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  inacurrate statement? 

message: 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)
replies: text: yes, this could certainly constitute its own section; unfortunately I've havent made significant edits to the article in some time. though you're more than welcome to "be bold", as they say and create the section/article.--gozar 17:45, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Belated thanks. The article now has a table of Nigerian explosion casualties in the section on "Poverty and chronic underdevelopment". —Patrug (talk) 23:14, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Article 

message: 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)
replies: text: I would agree that pipeline tapped oil is pretty much always sold for profit, though I suppose personal use is another possibility.--gozar 17:45, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there information on amateur refining facilities and/or techniques? --McTrixie/Mr Accountable 19:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't recall seeing information about amateur refining anywhere, which probably indicates the correctness of your initial statement regarding illegally tapped oil being sold for profit. I suppose a search of the internet could yield something but I can't point out any specific sources.--gozar 19:36, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Belated thanks. For now, I reworded slightly to say "is often sold". —Patrug (talk) 23:14, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyediting 

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