The second and third maps focus on the Niger Delta onshore and offshore, with one map showing open and licensed acreage and the other showing the location of fields, pipelines and associated infrastructure such as tanker terminals, refineries, gas processing plants and LNG facilities.
How has oil spill impacted the Niger Delta?
(AP Photo) ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ¡ª A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities in part of the Niger Delta, which has long endured environmental pollution caused by the oil industry.
Is oil causing environmental pollution in the Niger Delta?
It¡¯s upended livelihoods in the fishing and farming communities of part of the Niger Delta, which has long endured environmental pollution caused by the oil industry. (AP Photo) In this grab taken from video, oil from a spill pollutes the Okuku river, in Ogoniland, Nigeria, June 16, 2023.
Why is the Niger Delta a threat to Africa’s economy?
Africa¡¯s largest economy overwhelmingly depends on the Niger Delta¡¯s oil resources for its earnings, but pollution from that production has denied residents access to clean water, hurt farming and fishing, and heightened the risk of violence, activists say.