12A2 Geography

Wednesday 23 January 2013

Niger Delta - M Skavronskiy

View the story "Niger Delta" on StorifyNiger DeltaStorified by · Mon, Jan 21 2013 11:33:49LocationUsipE-irWhat is going on?Delta Boys - 53 Minute Documentary TrailerjourneymanpicturesPictures below show effects of oil extraction in the Niger DeltaWixAbcnewsPriceofoilThe main reason for environmental issues are the oil spills which are mainly caused by sabotage (75%). The rest of them are due to poor quality of pipelines which might be about 30 years old. Niger Delta Oil Conflicti2Mmveo96Apa7priMJ9ZUQNiger DeltaOpinion of the government (about oil thieves).Nigerian Navy to conduct fleet evaluation exercise to comb the Niger-Delta for oil theives PT 1channelswebGovernment receives huge amount of money from Shell (1980GDP = $69.2 billion, 2011 GDP = $235.9 billion), however, leakages cost government $10 million and the Niger Delta region receives very little investment (only 1% of revenue).ThenewblackmagazineCsmonitorAs you can see on pictures above, local people use violent methods in order to influence government because during peaceful protests 2000 people were killed.