Damage in the Niger Delta: Vanguard's 'Rebels in the Pipeline'

In nigeria there are currently 4 refineries in the counrty. Howeber, they are not all functioning and the remaining that do still operate, do not function to full capacity. There are a lot of kidnapping and attacks. There are not jobs, electricity, and violence is found here. Due to the oil spills, there are no fish left for ffishermen to catch and sell nor are there ayn left to eat. There nigerian government isvery condence and corrupt and even knowing the truth and what is going on, the government refuses to take action and responsibility by making more jobs available. In addition, this country is very polluted and there are a lot of forms of desturction that can be found here.

I think this specific story sets forth the question of where else this might be happening and how widespread this problem is. If huge oil companies are willing to bribe and cheat their way to the top here, why would they not do the same in every other country that allows them to do so? An investigation needs to be done into the global extent of these oil related issues and action must be taken by the US government to punish those global US oil companies that abuse the citizens of other countries.

Both the Nigerian government and the oil companies operating in the Niger Delta have a responsibility towards the citizens of the region. However, after watching the video, it becomes apparent that both parties refuse to acknowledge this. Until the nation's infrastructure is improved, the issue will continue to grow, especially with the lack of government enforcement on foreign operations in their country.

The Nigerian government needs to take more action and responsibility towards its country as well as thinking about a way to make its oil resource more sustainable. The country is also becoming ruined not only because of the poor conditions but also from the large amounts of oil spills due to the lack of regulation there.

where does all the oil money go to ? This is the question. The government is watching their country getting poorer and poorer. Nigeria has lots of oil, it is supposed to be a rich country. However, the truth is that not only the citizens are poor, but the environment is becoming worse too. The government has to do something to prevent upcoming tragedies.

I agree with Ansons's comment about the visible lack of government regulation and international corporate responsibility. We all see and hear the terrible conditions the people must live in, but do nothing to help. Seeing as Shell is the one getting the oil from Niger, why don't they help the people of Nigeria?

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I agree with Tim's comment on how the world is so reliant on oil exported from Nigeria and what's going to happen when they run out. And seeing as oil is becoming a scarce resource, why aren't developed countries investing in newer facilities that don't allow tons of oil to be spilled and more refineries? Also, as the video states, Niger is the poorest region in the country leading to an increasing amount of crime over oil, so why isn't anything being done about the stolen oil money?

The most prominent issue visible in this video is the lack of government regulation and international corporate responsibility. The Nigerian government needs to find a means to develop a more sustainable way to use oil as a resource as well as mandating certain labour and environmental standards regarding natural resources.
Secondly, multinational corporations need to improve their operating plans, in order to ensure that the citizens of Nigeria - especially those who work in the agricultural sector - do not get damaged through the oil trade.

Sup nima. From this video, i can derive that Nigeria faces many problems. For one, what will happen when they run out of oil? They heavily rely on oil exports and living conditions are already sub-par as it is, how much worse can it get? umadbro my comment is better :DDD

I think this documentary did a good job of showing this problem in Nigeria. Nigeria is the 5th largest oil producer in the world. Attacks have the cut prices of oil over 1/3. The country also imports all of its fuel.

When will this be on TV again?

Vanguard needs to try to do a piece on Zimbabwe. It would be good to inform the world on what is happening in that corner of the world. Africa is full of untold stories.

i remember this video. the sadness and anger in the peoples eyes in this area is very clear.

The well is leaking oil because some idiot disconnected the flowline; note the flange with the exposed bolts. There should be a flowline connected at this point. Shell Petroleum and Development Corporation (SPDC) abandoned the Ogoni Oilfields years ago after the hanging of the Ogoni Nine by Nigerian Federal forces.THe Nigeria Gov't. now owns these fields. SPDC management is primarily composed of Local Nigerian management, so they are responsible for the damage to their own lands. Yet still they complain that International owned companies are responsible for their own failure to assume responsibility. I have had an Ogoni girlfriend for 4 years, pay for her education and employ her brother. Her nephew lived with me for 2 months while resolving Visa issues for travel to the U.K., so I claim some insight into this issue. It is the Nigerian Government that has betrayed the trust of the Ogoni people, not Shell. And it is the criminal element among Ogoni leaders that has exasberated the problem due to their ignorance and greed. The Ogoni people are not stupid, they know that a frontal approach to their own elected leaders will result in miltary action against the villagers. Therefore, they have chosen you use the Liberal Global media to present their case. However, it does not change the fact that they themselves are corrupt and greedy beyond comprehension. Nigerian community leaders are blackmailers, kidnappers, and extortionists, as I well know.

Ok first let me say this. that well head has had the caps removed the only reason to do so is to get to the product that is comeing from the well head. They are getting natural gas and a low grade crude from it. I can see that no one wants crude oil in there back yard but if they were to replace the caps I'm sure they would be taken off so the locals can get to the gas comeing from the well. They kind of do the same thing around here to get well head gas to run in their older cars. The only thing I see diffrent is that they replace the caps when they are done stealing the gas here. So as not to get busted. The only thing I know to tell them is to put a match to it. The owner of the well will be more than happy to repair or replace the well head. By the way that well head does not look to be that old.

It seems all to easy for journalists to turn a blind eye to tragedies such as these in pursuit of other more ground breaking news such as Mel Gibson's rage caught on tape. So I applaud Mariana and the Vanguard team for facing these issues head on.

The devastation here is unconscienable. I wonder if this will be the saga of Americans in time in the Gulf Coast as well. Thank you for covering this. I hope you also do a report on the devastation in Ecuador. Our global waterways are nothing to corporations but open sewers, and in this age of water scarcity this is simply something we can no longer afford. This must be brought out into the light and they must face accountability for their arrogance in thinking that they have the right to simply exploit these areas of the world because they think so little of the people who have called these lands their home. I can see why people are resorting to violence as the water is their life.