Nigeria's oil war, produced by Mark Corcoran for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Type
Label
Nigeria's oil war, produced by Mark Corcoran for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
For College; Adult audiences
Main title
Nigeria's oil war
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
747798902
Responsibility statement
produced by Mark Corcoran for The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Runtime
24
Series statement
Global business and economics in video
Summary
The Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force is a well organized crime gang that has become a key player in the world's most strategically important industry -- oil. The vast Niger Delta holds an estimated three percent of the world's oil, and to the U.S. it s a vital alternative to the oilfields of the Middle East - worth $30 billion per year.The Force wants a share of this oil revenue for the people of the Niger Delta. As their leader, Al Haji Asari Dokubo, admitted in the film, the gang has brazenly stolen oil straight out of pipelines owned by some of the world's biggest multinationals. Called "bunkering", the practice is costing Western oil companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue each year. If gangs like the Force are threatened, they can disrupt Nigeria's oil supply with ease. This could lead to economic repercussions around the world. Not that the government of Nigeria seems overly concerned about cleaning up the industry, or using its massive oil wealth to help the people - some believe that they are the biggest gang of all. "People have now gotten to the point where they don t believe anything that the government stands for", Nigerian human rights lawyer Ledum Mittee says. "Instead of the oil becoming a blessing, it now becomes a curse"
Target audience
general
Genre
Subject
- Documentary films
- Niger River Delta (Nigeria) -- Economic conditions
- Petroleum industry and trade + Political aspects -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
- Petroleum industry and trade + Corrupt practices -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
- Niger River Delta (Nigeria) -- Politics and government
- Insurgency -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
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- Documentary films
- Niger River Delta (Nigeria) -- Economic conditions
- Petroleum industry and trade + Political aspects -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
- Petroleum industry and trade + Corrupt practices -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
- Niger River Delta (Nigeria) -- Politics and government
- Insurgency -- Nigeria -- Niger River Delta
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