Nigeria has been pumping vast amounts of oil since the 1950s. This map shows the oil fields, pipelines, and terminals in relation to the Niger Delta’s main cities and its differing types of vegetation ...

In 1956, as Nigeria stood on the cusp of independence, oil in commercial quantities was discovered in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State. With exploration commencing, and the country joining other countries ...

“Nigeria boasts vast untapped potential, including 209.26 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas reserves, 37.5 billion barrels of crude oil reserves and an oil production capacity of 2.4 ...

Royal Dutch Shell has sold some of four oil fields up for grabs in Nigeria, it said on Wednesday, as the oil and gas company pushes ahead with global asset sales to cut costs.