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Delta State covers a landmass of about 18,050 km 2 (6,970 sq mi), of which more than 60% is land. The state lies approximately between 5°00' and 6°45' E and 5°00' and 6°30' N. [12] It is geographically located in Nigeria's Midwest, bounded in the north and west by Edo State for 350 km (218 miles), the east by Anambra, and Rivers States for about 93 km and about 50 km respectively ...
The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state ( Ondo ) from South West geopolitical zone and two states ( Abia and Imo ...
The Delta Field is located offshore from Nigeria on Oil Mining Leases (OML) 49 and 95. [3] This is located within the Niger Delta Basin and sits in 12 feet of water. In 1965, the Delta 1 well was completed and the Delta Field opened in 1968 for production.
The Niger Delta is located in the southern part of Nigeria. It is one of the world's largest arcuate fan-shaped river deltas. The riverine area of the Niger Delta is a coastal belt of swamps bordering the Atlantic.
The Niger Delta is the twelfth largest province in the world by known oil and gas resources. [4] The Niger Delta Basin produces around 2 million barrels of oil per day. The entire system is predicted to contain 34.5 billion barrels of oil and 94 trillion feet 3 of natural gas. This area is still very heavily explored by oil companies today.
Oghara Kingdom is a town located in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. [1] Oghara kingdom which is regarded by the Urhobos as "The Gateway to Urhoboland" is one of the three kingdoms that make up Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The others are Idjerhe kingdom and Mosogar kingdom.
Udu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria with its local government headquarters at Otor-Udu. It has a population estimate of approximately 250,000 people. It is one of the Urhobo kingdoms, has its own king, or ovie. The town is about 10 minutes drive from Osubi Airport
Sapele is a primary town and one of the Local Government Areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Sapele city [səpā´lē] (1991 est. pop. 123,000) is a port in the Niger Delta region of Southern Nigeria along the Ethiope River in western Delta State. The main town is located 68 km south of Benin City and is connected to Warri and Benin by the A2 ...