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Oil piracy and gas dragons [Nigeria]
According to Oyi [Chimela Oyi, Chairman of Youth Committee in Oshie, Nigeria], the villagers were pleased at the arrival of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company, which is jointly owned by the government [Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)], Agip, of Italy [part of ENI], and the US-owned Phillips group [ConocoPhillips]. People had hoped to benefit from jobs, new schools and health clinics. "Now, our drinking water is so terrible, you cannot even use it for washing," he says. [also refers to Shell]