<P> Oloibiri Oilfield was discovered on Sunday 15 January 1956 by Shell Darcy . It was the first commercial oil discovery in Nigeria ; this discovery ended 50 years of unsuccessful oil exploration in the country by various international oil companies and launched Nigeria into the limelight of the Petro - State . </P>
<P> Oloibiri Oilfield was discovered on Sunday 15 January 1956 by Shell Darcy . It was the first commercial oil discovery in Nigeria ; this discovery ended 50 years of unsuccessful oil exploration in the country by various international oil companies and launched Nigeria into the limelight of the Petro - State . </P>
when was crude oil first discovered in nigeria
when was crude oil first discovered in nigeria
15 January 1956
15 January 1956