JUST CURIOUS: Russian Oil Firm In Nigeria Is Called “Nigaz”

By News One June 29, 2009 10:31 am

From BBC News

Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria’s state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture.

The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria.

Analysts say the move could further strengthen Russia’s role in supplying natural gas to Europe.

The agreement comes during a four-day African tour by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

As well as forming Nigaz, Russia is keen on developing a trans-African pipeline to transport Nigerian gas to Europe.

This could further reinforce Gazprom’s already-strong influence over Europe’s energy supplies.

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  • 8-17-2009 5:15 pm

    The russians are equally not a part of the racial slurs inflikted upon us by these slave “humping”, but yet slave “hating” klansmen in the U.S. Though they are not totally innocent in their yuse of the 2 chopped words put tugether, for if the middle east knows how tu watch CNN, NBC, ABC, or BET, and then learn how tu call coincidentally call obama a n****r, then russia kan also claim their folly, in innapropriate terms yuse when dealing with afrikans. I mean krap,,, kome on, we as afrikans on any kontinent are still the most exploited, and abused people anywhere. Yu will never hear an afrikan going where jews live, and starting a business kalled, “HOLOCOST CAKES”, “Baked at 2000 degrees, just like grandma was”.

  • 8-2-2009 11:41 am

    I deem the name “Nigaz” to be racists. I don’t care that blacks call blacks niggas, that’s reserved for our culture and we know what we mean when we call each other that. But we do not know the thoughts of these Russians when they use the word. So it seems that they are not only raping our “Motherland” but call us names while doing it. I would hope that the Russians will be providing jobs to the Nigerians as well as benefits, and proper housing because I’m sure they will taking more than they give!

  • 7-21-2009 6:25 pm

    You see that 2.5 Bill…wonder what the governement is going to spend that and the money it’ll make from this deal on?

  • 7-13-2009 11:43 pm

    Acts 13:1 there were prophets and teachers such as barnabas and sumeon whi was called NIGER. There was no nigeria yet

    I thought nigeria was one of the poorest countries in the world what the phuck is russia doing there… Gettin rich off of a poor country

    Nigerians need to kill every white that’s in site that aint right

    I’m gettin sick and tired of these kkkrackas goin to afrika stealn all the natural resources

  • 6-29-2009 3:52 pm

    This is pretty funny.

  • 6-29-2009 3:16 pm

    No, actually, “ni” stands for “nigeria’s oil”… What you expect us to name it?

  • 6-29-2009 3:15 pm

    Actually, I am Russian. But “gas” is oil in Russian anyway.. But “ni” might stand for nitrogen… So they cut it short…

  • 6-29-2009 3:01 pm

    RUSSIA GOING TO TAKE ALL THE OIL, FOR LITTLE AND NOTHING. WHY CANT THE STATE DEVELOPED RIFINERY SO THE MASS BENIFITS FROM IT

  • 6-29-2009 2:22 pm

    NIGAZ….
    nice, +1

  • 6-29-2009 1:27 pm

    IDK

    *MsSatisfactory2009*

  • 6-29-2009 11:05 am

    So what?

    when I call people on BP NIGGA, or NIGGAZ does it make the news???

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