Today, a different sort of oil

river flows in

the Niger Delta,

Nigeria. Instigate

d by unwholes

ome practices of the oil and gas

companies

Abandoned equipment

No strategic plan for oil and gas development

•Facilities located in sensitive habitats

Avoidable pollution

Gas flaring

Irresponsibl

e behav

ior

9 – 13 million barrels of oil

spilled over 50

years

= 50 x Exxon

Valdez spill or 1 “Exxon Valdez per

year”

This oil river kills mangrove

….and The

Rural poor

suffer the cost

but realize

the least

benefits

This oil river breeds conflicts