Nigeria remains Af¬rica’s number one oil producing country ever since the first commercial well was drilled with an estimated 2.3 million barrels per day. With a reserve base of about 37 billion barrels, Nigeria presently ranks tenth on the list of most petroleum-rich nations. Sales of crude oil
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