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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Oil Exploration: Nigeria |
| Reference | CO 1029/255 |
| Collection | Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and related bodies |
| Library | The National Archives |
| Date | 1957-1960 |
| Description | These documents were produced by the Production and Marketing Department of the Colonial Office and show the development of oil exploration in Nigeria. It includes correspondence, news clippings, exploration licences and other official documents pertaining to oil exploration. |
| 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 |
| Places | Nigeria; UK |
| Company or Organisation | Standard Oil Company; BP; Shell Oil Company |
| Copyright | The National Archives |