1. Provide a brief history of company operations in Nigeria.
2. How did the company gain rights to explore and drill for oil and gas in Nigeria? Was this fair?
3. Decide if your company has done, and is doing business in Nigeria in the same ways as it might in it’s home country. Give examples to support your case. If the answer is no, decide if this is okay and just “a part of doing business in Africa”, or irresponsible.
4. Has your company been environmentally responsible when extracting oil in Nigeria? Again, give examples to support your position.
5. Give examples of benefits to the Nigerian citizenry that have come from the company’s operations in the country.
Chevron Group: Erin, Kevin, Sasha, Dylan
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1. Provide a brief history of company operations in Nigeria.
a. 3rd largest oil producer
b. Spending $3 billion annually
c. Daily production 516,000 barrels of crude oil
d. 2.2 million acres in Niger Delta region
e. Great involvement with deep-water discoveries.
2. How did the company gain rights to explore and drill for oil and gas in Nigeria? Was this fair?
a. Since Chevron is such a big help in the Niger Delta/ Nigeria area they received the right to drill for the oil they need. Their drilling is environmentally friendly and Chevron also raises awareness for the environment. It is fair because Chevron is giving back to the communities they are taking from, so they are not leaving them with nothing.
3. Decide if your company has done, and is doing business in Nigeria in the same ways as it might in its home country. Give examples to support you case. If the answer is no, decide if this is okay and just “a part of doing business in Africa”, or irresponsible.
a. Yes, since 2005, Chevron has provided funding to the Niger Delta Development Commission, a government agency tasked with developing the region.
b. Chevron helps fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. They direct $5 million of the $30 million they contribute to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to Nigeria's National Agency for the Control of AIDS.
4. Has your company been environmentally responsible when extracting oil in Nigeria? Again. Give examples to support your position.
a. Chevron supports the Lekki Conservation Centre. Asanctuary for the flora and fauna of the Lekki Peninsula is the only refuge of its kind in the Lagos area. Every year, thousands of schoolchildren and their teachers visit the site.
b. In 2005, Chevron established a postgraduate research scholarship for doctoral students in environment and conservation. They also host the annual S.L. Edu Memorial Lecture to promote environmental management awareness.
c. They also provide funding to the Nigerian Conservation Foundation.
5. Give examples of benefits to the Nigerian citizenry that have come from the company’s operations in the country.
a. Chevron takes seriously its role as a member of the community in Nigeria and is active in many projects promoting health, economic development and education.
b. Chevron Nigeria provides communities near its operations with power and drinking water—in some cases, directly from company facilities. In some communities, we have purchased and installed generators and provided fuel and maintenance.