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Nigeria considers oil contracts review

By Matthew Green in Abuja

Published: October 23 2007 18:24 | Last updated: October 23 2007 18:24

Nigeria wants to review its contracts with international oil companies as part of a major shake-up in the energy sector, perhaps imposing tougher conditions to exploit soaring global crude prices.

Rilwanu Lukman, chairman of Nigeria’s oil and gas reform committee, said in his first public remarks since taking the job in August that the country might have to revisit some of the ”generous terms” granted to Western majors.

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