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Nigeria’s Petroleum-based Nation-building

January 30, 2008 Category: Gas, International Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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By Paul Michael Wihbey

Paul Michael Wihbey, President of Washington-based energy consulting firm GWEST, draws on his in-depth working knowledge of West Africa to report on Nigeria’s energy-driven upswing as well as its heavy oil industry’s promising Alberta connection More →

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