From Oloibiri, Bayelsa State, in the Niger Delta in 1956, oil was discovered in Nigeria and after several years and an investment of over N30 million by Shell D’Arcy, the first commercial discovery production commenced in 1958 with 5,100 barrels per day (bpd) from the first oil field onshore. By t
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