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What year did the oilmen start hunting for oil in Nigeria?
What year did the oilmen start hunting for oil in Nigeria?
1953
What did the community members initially think the oilmen were looking for?
What did the community members initially think the oilmen were looking for?
Palm oil
What percentage of exported palm oil did Nigeria account for by the 1870s?
What percentage of exported palm oil did Nigeria account for by the 1870s?
75%
Who had 53 wells operating in the Niger Delta by 1959?
Who had 53 wells operating in the Niger Delta by 1959?
What was one of the environmental consequences of oil production in Nigeria?
What was one of the environmental consequences of oil production in Nigeria?
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Oil search in Nigeria started in what year?
Oil search in Nigeria started in what year?
Oil exploration in Nigeria began in 1953.
What did locals initially think oilmen were searching for?
What did locals initially think oilmen were searching for?
Community members believed oilmen were searching for palm oil.
Nigeria's past palm oil export dominance?
Nigeria's past palm oil export dominance?
Nigeria held a significant portion of the global palm oil export market, reaching 75% by the late 1800s.
Number of wells operated by a company in 1959?
Number of wells operated by a company in 1959?
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Environmental impact of oil production in Nigeria?
Environmental impact of oil production in Nigeria?
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