1956Event
Oil discovery at Oloibiri enters Shell-BP development planning
Commercial oil discovery at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta was followed by planning for production and export infrastructure.
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1956
Oil discovery at Oloibiri enters Shell-BP development planning
Commercial oil discovery at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta was followed by planning for production and export infrastructure.
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Commercial oil discovery at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta was followed by planning for production and export infrastructure. At the time, few Nigerians could know how deeply oil would reshape federal politics.
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