In the Nigerian Delta, government authorities and oil firms have found themselves at odds with a large network of illegal refiners. Miles of pipelines run through the area’s waterways, stealing crude oil away from legal processors. Though an amnesty was agreed to with 26,000 militants in the Niger Delta three years ago, oil theft remains [...]
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