Tag Archives: ExxonMobil
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Flight of the Eagle and pursuit of the Dragon In June 2011, during her visit to Zambia U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton pulled the alarm bell on a creeping “new colonialism” in Africa. While dismissing … read more »
Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, East Africa, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Union, China, China-Africa, ExxonMobil, Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Hu Jintao, Indepth Africa Magazine, South African Institute of International Affairs
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By Olusegun Adeniyi Statistics, according to Aaron Levenstein, are like a woman’s bikini bathing suit. While what they reveal is usually suggestive and interesting, what they conceal is even much more vital. That perhaps is the only way to explain … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Ita Enang, Kwara State, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian news, nigerian newspapers, Petroleum industry, Sani Abacha
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A Nigerian court convicted Edmund Ebiware today on three counts of treason and terrorism and sentenced him to life in prison for twin car bombings on Oct. 1, 2010, in Abuja that killed 12 people. Ebiware was found guilty of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, Henry Okah, IndephtAfrica, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news
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By Alsir Sidahmed The recently concluded election in Angola is a non-event given the fact that the ruling party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by President Jose Eduardos Dos Santos was expected to win anyway, … read more »
Posted in Angola, Article, News, North Africa
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Tagged Angola, China, ExxonMobil, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, José Eduardo dos Santos, MPLA, Unita, United States
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Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa analysis It has been a long time coming but the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved regulations under Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, … read more »
Posted in Angola, Article, News, North Africa
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Tagged Angola, angola elections 2012, European Union, ExxonMobil, IndepthAfrica, José Eduardo dos Santos, MPLA, Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, Unita, United States
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Peace amidst war for resource control Beverly Bell, Other Worlds The fight for resource control has led to the eruption and escalation of all manner of conflict and violence in the Niger Delta. It’s all about power and control in … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Latin America, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Peak oil, United States
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Nigeria’s fuel regulator said on Monday it has issued gasoline import contracts for the second quarter, the first tender result since a public outcry forced the government to back down on plans to scrap consumer petrol subsidies in January. Permits … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ExxonMobil, Farouk Lawan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nuhu Ribadu, Subsidy
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January 19, 2011 by benim
A Nigerian militant group on Wednesday denied issuing a threat of attacks on fuel depots and transporters and said it was investigating how the warning had been sent from its email address. The threat on Tuesday of a “ferocious attack” … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Afren, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, disasters-news, Embassies and Consulates, Environment, ExxonMobil, Gulf of Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Mobil, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, News local news, newspapers, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Pipeline transport, War Conflict, Warri, World news
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January 18, 2011 by benim
Nigeria’s main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, said it’s planning a “ferocious” attack on the country’s downstream oil industry soon. Residents living close to depots that store petroleum products such as aviation fuel, diesel, … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, ExxonMobil, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, News local news, newspapers, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Petroleum industry, Royal Dutch Shell, West Africa, World news
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December 9, 2010 by benim
Royal Dutch Shell had infiltrated key Nigerian ministries, giving it access to politicians’ every move in the oil-rich nation, the Guardian said, citing U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks. The oil giant’s top executive in Nigeria, Ann Pickard, would have … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Africa news, ExxonMobil, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, Lagos, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Robin R. Sanders, Royal Dutch Shell, Wikileaks
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December 5, 2010 by benim
The bottom has fallen out of Phillip Emeagwali’s basket of false claims. American oil giant, ExxonMobil, has told NEXT exclusively that it has never dealt with the American-based Nigerian scientist, contrary to Mr. Emeagwali’s repeated claim that he wrote the … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Connection Machine, ExxonMobil, geography, IndepthAfrica, International relations, Lagos, lifestyle-news, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mr. Emeagwali’, Nigeria, Nigerian, Philip Emeagwali, Phillip Emeagwali, Political geography, political-news, Technology Internet, United States, Washington D.C
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December 3, 2010 by benim
Fighting between the Nigerian military and armed gangs in the creeks of the oil-producing Niger Delta has killed several civilians and displaced dozens more, residents said on Friday. A military taskforce (JTF) comprising the army, navy and air force began … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Delta State, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, Ijaw Youth Council, IndepthAfrica, Niger Delta, Okrika, Task force
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December 2, 2010 by benim
The Nigerian military said on Thursday it had raided three camps in the oil-producing Niger Delta believed to belong to a notorious gang leader and seized heavy weapons. The military taskforce responsible for policing the restive region said it had … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, Delta State, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Okrika, Petroleum industry
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December 1, 2010 by benim
Police in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have charged 65 people with kidnapping, robbery and oil theft, some of them believed to have been behind the abduction of 19 oil and construction workers. The hostages, including seven expatriates and 12 Nigerians … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Afren, Africa news, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, IndepthAfrica, Julius Berger F.C., Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Port Harcourt
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November 23, 2010 by benim
Nigeria’s main militant group said on Tuesday it had attacked a pipeline feeding the Warri oil refinery in the Niger Delta at the weekend, the latest in a string of attacks on Africa’s biggest oil and gas industry. “On Sunday, … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Afren, Africa news, disasters-news, Environment, ExxonMobil, Gulf of Guinea, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Mobil, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Pipeline transport, War Conflict, Warri
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November 17, 2010 by benim
Nigeria’s military freed 19 hostages including foreigners being held by militants in the Niger Delta oil region in a land, air and sea operation on Wednesday, security sources said. The freed hostages included two Americans, two Frenchmen, two Indonesians and … read more »
Posted in Canada, Global Issues, Nigeria
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Tagged Afren, ExxonMobil, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Nigeria, oil platform
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November 17, 2010 by benim
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, (MEND), said on Tuesday it was behind an attack on an Exxon Mobil oil platform and it had kidnapped seven Nigerian workers, the second of such raids in a week. Armed … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Afren, Africa news, Akwa Ibom State, Business Finance, disasters-news, Environmental disasters, ExxonMobil, Foreign hostages in Nigeria, geography, Henry Okah, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, kidnapping seven More News From: Abuja : Nigeria, Mobil Producing Nigeria, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Niger Delta, Niger River Delta, Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, OPEC
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November 8, 2010 by benim
Libya has ordered a diplomat at the United States embassy in Tripoli to leave the country within 24 hours for breaching diplomatic rules, two Libyan newspapers reported on Sunday. The Libyan authorities gave no confirmation of the reports while a … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Politics
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Tagged Africa news, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Foreign relations of Libya, geography, HIV trial in Libya, Ifrane, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, military dictatorship, Muammar al-Gaddafi, North Africa, OPEC, political-news, Tripoli, United States
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