Oloibiri
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Oloibiri is a historic town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, best known as the site where commercial quantities of crude oil were first discovered in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oloibiri canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Bayelsa State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countryContext | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryOf | crude oil in commercial quantity ⓘ |
| economicImpact | triggered large-scale oil exploration in Nigeria ⓘ |
| economicSector | oil and gas ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | oil-producing community ⓘ |
| geologicalBasin | Niger Delta Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Oloibiri Oil Well 1 site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProposedProject | Oloibiri Museum and Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | mid-20th century oil boom in Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | birthplace of Nigeria’s oil industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
first commercial crude oil discovery in Nigeria
ⓘ
history of Nigeria’s petroleum industry ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Niger Delta minority ethnic groups area ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Ogbia Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bayelsa State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oilDiscoveryCompany |
Shell BP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shell Darcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oilDiscoveryYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| oilFieldName | Oloibiri oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ogbia area ⓘ |
| resourceType |
crude oil
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistanceRelation | near Yenagoa ⓘ |
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