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Published 06/19/2009 by Asian Energy

Nigeria, China oil deal unclear

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Mohammed Barkindo, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

By Clara Nwachukwu

June 18, 2009 01:03AMT

A lot of issues remain hazy over the Nigerian and Chinese deal on Oil Mining Lease (OML) 64, especially if it is one of the five oil blocks transferred from US super...

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