Lagos — IS it possible to hold a conference on oil and gas without it becoming a riotous discussion on the situation in the Niger Delta?
The well worn cliches - environmental despoliations, kidnapping, hostage taking and a high military presence in the region that make living abnormal - were frequently uttered at Tell's "50 Years of Oil in Nigeria," an ambitious international conference that imposes on itself a search for the road to the future, had a hard time staying on its chosen course.
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