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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Impacts of Oil Exploration (Oil and Gas Conflicts; Niger Delta as a Case Study)

  AUTHORS: Adeshina Temitayo Bello, Treasure Nwaeke

  KEYWORDS: Environmental Pollution, Degradation, Oil Exploration, Oil and Gas Conflicts

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, Vol.11 No.3, March 31, 2023

  ABSTRACT: The discovery of Oil and Gas in Nigeria led to exploration of crude oil for revenue basis. Oil exploration and exploitation caused environmental problems which resulted into major conflicts in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. The article examines the impact of oil exploration, and oil and gas conflicts in Niger Delta area and it highlights the problems of pipeline vandalism, structure of oil and gas and the general obstacles in the industry. It discovers that pipeline vandalism, crude oil theft, pollution, oil spillage causes serious environmental degradation which resulted into serious conflicts. The article discovered that environmental problems in the area dislodged the people of their means of livelihood both in the area of fishing and farming. It recommends that there should be a compelling environmental restoration of natural resources by deploying land treatment technologies. Government should sanction multinational companies discharging oils or creating environmental pollution through necessary laws and regulations.