What year was petroleum first discovered in Nigeria?

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Updated: 8/20/2019

Oloibiri Oilfield was discovered in 1955. It is Nigeria's first commercial oil discovery. The discovery ended 50 years of unsuccessful oil exploration in the country by various companies and launched Nigeria into the limelight of Petro-State.

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