Oil Money Divides Nigeria If you took the gas in your car and traced it to its source, there's an increasing chance that you'd end up not in the Middle East, but in West Africa. NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled to Nigeria for two weeks to see firsthand a country of increasing importance to America's oil-driven economy.

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Oil Money Divides Nigeria

NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled to Nigeria for two weeks to look at the country's oil industry.

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Gas Flaring Continues to Plague Nigeria

August 25, 2005 • Few things are more startling about the Niger River Delta than rounding a curve and encountering an enormous flame ahead. Called "flaring," this is the common practice of burning off unwanted natural gas that comes up when drilling for oil. It's a waste and an environmental hazard.

Corruption Clouds Nigeria's Growing Gas Business

August 26, 2005 • Nigeria's next big product may be something it has been burning off for years: natural gas. But in the rush to build a natural gas infrastructure, Nigeria's well-earned reputation for corruption may have touched some American companies.

Corruption Clouds Nigeria's Growing Gas Business

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Deadly Oil Skirmish Scars Nigerian Town

August 25, 2005 • A dispute over who deserved money from an oil company ended with a government attack on the town of Odioma, Nigeria, that left the community in tatters. Some residents were killed and others made homeless.

Deadly Oil Skirmish Scars Nigerian Town

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Reporter's Notebook

Navigating Nigeria's Muddy Landscape

August 24, 2005 • For two weeks, NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled the across the Niger River Delta to report on the oil industry there. He sums up his encounter with the country and its people in this reporter's notebook.

A Rebel or a Thief? One Man's Niger Delta Claim

August 24, 2005 • Nigeria produces so much oil that just the possibility of trouble there affects world markets. Prices first approached $60 a barrel after this summer's threat to the U.S. consulate. Oil first hit $50 last fall after another news item from Nigeria. A Niger Delta rebel ordered all oil companies out of the country.

A Rebel or a Thief? One Man's Niger Delta Claim

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Oil Pits Locals Against Companies, Government

August 23, 2005 • The American company Chevron faces disruptions -- big and small -- in its oil operations on a regular basis. The source of the trouble is a Niger Delta population that says it is not benefitting from the oil industry. Locals say the government and multinationals are colluding to keep the spoils for themselves.

Oil Pits Locals Against Companies, Government

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The Race to Share in Nigeria's Oil Bounty

August 22, 2005 • The Energy Department says the United States depends on Africa for 18 percent of its petroleum imports. That percentage is growing rapidly. The biggest African producer is Nigeria. The fight is on in Africa's most populous country to grab a share of the money generated by the energy industry.

The Race to Share in Nigeria's Oil Bounty

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