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In this issue

Experts say legislation falls short of its aims, but investors will know where they are

Jul 23, 2012

Law set to be a ‘game-changer’

Experts say legislation falls short of its aims, but investors will know where they are, reports Xan Rice

Jul 23, 2012

Indigenisation: Legislation suggests better prospects for local groups

Guy Chazan finds a new confidence in homegrown operators

Bonny Island ©AFP Jul 23, 2012

Gas: Slow to exploit power supply

But privatisation is starting to change things, says Guy Chazan

Women sit near a gas flare fire ©AFP Jul 23, 2012

Flaring: A practice that persists

Volumes of gas burnt off have fallen but Nigeria is still the world’s biggest flarer after Russia, writes Guy Chazan

Patrick Dele Cole Jul 23, 2012

Guest column: ‘We have to track down the oil thieves’

Billions in oil revenue is controlled by a cartel that touches the armed forces, says Patrick Dele Cole

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ©Bloomberg Jul 23, 2012

Bunkering: Vested interests have too much to lose

William Wallis looks at theft that costs billions in lost revenues

NNPC headquarters ©Bloomberg Jul 23, 2012

Legislation: Flawed bill will bring clarity to frustrated industry

Xan Rice considers prospects for better transparency

river patrol ©AFP Jul 23, 2012

Multinationals: Groups struggle with bewildering difficulties

Guy Chazan reports on a range of problems

a man in the Ogoniland region tries to separate oil from water in a boat on the Bodo waterways ©AFP Jul 23, 2012

Environment: Pollution a threat to health in Ogoniland

Xan Rice on the devastating findings of a UN report

weapons surrendered by former militants ©Reuters Jul 23, 2012

Amnesty: Questions raised over the price of delta peace

Xan Rice finds problems that provoked militancy have not been addressed