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production. Further proof on Nigeria’s richness in oil can be found in different studies that have
revealed that on an annual basis, Nigeria produces more than two million barrels. Plans have
been initiated to help in the exportation of oil from Nigeria in Africa to European Countries. One
of such programs is The Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline which was undertaken to achieve the goal
of exporting oil from oil-rich-countries like Nigeria and Algeria to European countries (Akuru
and Okoro, 2011, p. 02).
Consequently, plans are underway to construct oil pipelines from Africa to Europe,
beginning with Nigeria to Algeria. A pilot plan of the Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline has revealed
that the pipes are expected to start from Niger Delta favorite for its oil fields that have plenty of
this natural resource. Starting the pipelines from this basin is crucial because it will ensure an
adequate supply of oil. The pipes will then cross various parts of the country before going out to
other countries on its way to Europe. On its way, it is expected to pass through the tropical
forests of northern Nigeria. It will then pass through Niger before landing in Algeria and further
pass through arid and semi-arid regions as well as the savanna areas of this part of the continent.
The engineers who drafted this pilot plan were keen on making the piping much more
straightforward and therefore they have proposed that the pipes have to pass through the Sahel in
Niger because it is a much easier route to connect to Nigeria (Zongzhi, Rujun, and Wang, 2014,
p. 01). It is believed that this route will manage faster transportation of the oil from Nigeria to
Algeria. The last place the oil plant is expected to land in is Hassi region (Environmental Justice
Atlas, 2018, n.p). This decision was also arrived at after the realization that most gas pipelines in
West Africa pas through Atlas Mountain before connecting in HassiR’mel region. The
convergence of all pipes in Hassi is also preferable because there is plenty of natural gas in this
area and so most natural gas pipelines converge at this point. The convenience of Hessi does not

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