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.Oloibiri Oilfield was discovered on Sunday 15th January 1956 by Shell Darcy. It is Nigeriafirst commercial oil discovery...Bitumen was first discovered in Nigeria in 1900 in a belt stretching from east of Ijebu Ode (Ogun State).

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oil is mostly found in the south south of nigeria in states like cross river, rivers,edo.it is also found in some western states such as ondo.

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