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Daily Trust
Daily Trust
It has been 66 years since Nigeria discovered crude oil in commercial quantity and began the exploration of the mineral. However, the country is yet to move to cleaner energy or biofuel away from its legacy fossil fuel, just as advanced nations intensify actions on climate change by cutting fossil fuel, including petroleum products and gas resources. The Oloibiri oilfield was discovered on January 15, 1956 by Shell Darcy, which was 66 years nearly three months ago. It was the first commercial oil discovery in Nigeria, according to reports, after 50 years of futile oil prospecting by various in…