Niger Delta Legalizes Illicit Oil Refineries

The Nigerian government will make illicit refineries operating
in the Niger Delta legal, and will even supply them with crude oil,
the presidency announced yesterday. The legalization process will
take until the end of the year, and the crude they will process
will be sold at a reasonable price. The move, in stark contrast
with years of forceful shutdowns of illegal refineries in the
poverty-ridden Delta, follows negotiations between the federal
government and local community leaders that were aimed at resolving
problems, including oil theft that…

The Nigerian government will make illicit refineries operating
in the Niger Delta legal, and will even supply them with crude oil,
the presidency announced yesterday. The legalization process will
take until the end of the year, and the crude they will process
will be sold at a reasonable price. The move, in stark contrast
with years of forceful shutdowns of illegal refineries in the
poverty-ridden Delta, follows negotiations between the federal
government and local community leaders that were aimed at resolving
problems, including oil theft that…