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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Appropriation of Oil Resources of the Continental Shelf of Nigeria |
| Reference | CO 1029/256 |
| Collection | Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies |
| Library | The National Archives |
| Date | 1957-1959 |
| Description | These documents include correspondence regarding the application by BP and Shell to explore and extract oil from the continental shelf on the Nigerian coast. The territorial, legal and political issues are discussed in depth. |
| Document Type | Report, Correspondence, Manuscript |
| Primary Commodity | Oil |
| Theme | Exploration and Discovery; Cultivation |
| Keywords | drilling, empire, fuel, gasoline, geography, geology, government, hydrocarbon exploration, minerals, mining, oil well, petroleum |
| Region | Africa, Europe, North America |
| Places | Nigeria; UK; USA, Louisiana |
| Company or Organisation | BP; Shell Oil Company |
| Copyright | The National Archives |