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 Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 6:24pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Connect yourself here:I don't see SAA? I see small planes?  Pork brain can produce nothing. End of story. Desperaadooooo SAA remains on top, sucker. _____ Meanwhile... http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/features2/item/21188-towards-minimising-air-crashes-in-nigeria.html Air crashes have almost become an annual event in Nigeria with as many as 10 crashes occurring in a particular year. With a little more care and with all stakeholders playing the game according to the rule, unnecessary deaths and agony could be minimised, especially with the use of the lately discovered laser-anti-gravitational force, researchers told TAIWO OLANREWAJU. _________ The world's deadliest air disaster last year—a crash in Nigeria that killed all 153 people aboard and helped deflate the country's booming airline industry—was likely caused by a pilot's failure to turn on certain fuel pumps or valves, according to people familiar with the joint investigation by U.S. and Nigerian officials. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323511804578298311522137492.html |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:42pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
Pork brain can produce nothing but pigs. http://aviation-safety.net/statistics/worst/worst.php?continent=AF Naai-geria again! Features at least 4 times in this top ten list. List of the 10 worst aviation occurrences (including criminal occurrences), excluding ground fatalities, including collision fatalities. fat. date type registration operator location pic cat 188 03-AUG-1975 Boeing 707-321C JY-AEE Alia Morocco A1 176 22-JAN-1973 Boeing 707-3D3C JY-ADO Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, opf. Nigeria Airways Nigeria A1 170 19-SEP-1989 DC-10-30 N54629 UTA Niger C1 169 30-JAN-2000 Airbus A310-304 5Y-BEN Kenya Airways Cote d'Ivoire A1 159 22-DEC-1992 Boeing 727-2L5 5A-DIA Libyan Arab Airlines Libya A1 158 26-SEP-1992 Lockheed C-130H Hercules NAF911 Nigerian AF Nigeria A1 153 03-JUN-2012 MD-83 5N-RAM Dana Air Nigeria A1 152 30-JUN-2009 Airbus A310-324 7O-ADJ Yemenia Airways Comoros A1 148 03-JAN-2004 Boeing 737-3Q8 SU-ZCF Flash Airlines Egypt A1 144 07-NOV-1996 Boeing 727-231 5N-BBG ADC Airlines Nigeria A1 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:39pm On Sep 10, 2013*. Modified: 5:56pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: [size=14pt]South African Airways: 9th most dangerous Airline in the world.[/size]Really? Ignorance is bliss for pork brain. Pork brain and his useless ratings. Here are facts below. Not wishes. Monkey-land Naai-geria features at least three times. You can pull out no SAA fatalities fresher than 20 years or even longer. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/05/09/africa.air.accidents/index.html?_s=PM:WORLD Reuters) -- Following is a chronology of major air crashes in Africa in recent years. March 27, 1977 - 583 people die in worst commercial airline disaster to date when two Boeing 747 airliners, from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Pan American, collide and burst into flames on the runway at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. November 8, 1983 - Angolan Airlines Boeing 737 crashes on takeoff at Lubango airport, killing all 126 on board. November 28, 1987 - All 160 aboard a South African Airways Boeing 747 die after it crashes into the Indian Ocean off Mauritius. September 19, 1989 - A French UTA DC-10 crashes in the Sahara desert, killing all 171 on board. It was the third DC-10 to crash in two months. September 26, 1992 - A Nigerian Air Force C-130 crashes minutes after leaving Lagos airport. 173 bodies found, a further 27 missing. December 22, 1992 - A Libyan Boeing 727 with 158 people aboard crashes near the town of Souk al-Sabt, about 35 miles from Tripoli, killing all aboard. June 17, 1995 - 48 people, including players from a local soccer team, are killed when their Casa 212 military plane crashes in southwest Angola. December 3, 1995 - Cameroon airliner crashes while coming in to land at the commercial capital Douala, killing around 60 people. December 18, 1995 - A Zairean passenger plane crashes in Northern Angola, killing 141 people. January 8, 1996 - At least 350 people die when a Russian-built Antonov-32 cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in central Kinshasa, capital of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). November 7, 1996 - A Nigerian Boeing 727 flying from Port Harcourt to Lagos crashes, killing all 142 passengers and nine crew. November 23, 1996 - 125 of the 175 passengers and crew die when a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 crashes into the sea off the Comoros Islands. January 30, 2000 - A Kenya Airways Airbus A-310 crashes into the sea shortly after takeoff from Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, killing 169 of the 179 passengers and crew. November 1, 2000 - A Russian-built passenger plane crashes after exploding in the air in northeast Angola, killing all 48 people on board. UNITA rebels say they shot it down. November 15, 2000 - An Antonov plane crashes near the Angolan capital Luanda, killing all 39 people aboard. May 4, 2002 - A Nigerian EAS Airlines BAC 1-11-500 with 79 people on board crashes in the north Nigerian city of Kano. At least 148 people are killed, 75 from the plane and at least 73 on the ground. May 7, 2002 - An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes near Tunis's Carthage airport, killing 15 people. July 4, 2002 - A Sudan Airways cargo plane crashes into a residential zone of the Central African Republic's capital Bangui, killing 23 people, mostly passengers and crew. March 6, 2003 - An Algerian Boeing 737-200 crashes shortly after takeoff from Tamanrasset airport, killing 103 passengers and crew, Algerian television says. May 8, 2003 - At least 120 passengers aboard an Ilyushin 76 transport aircraft flying from the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa to Lubumbashi are believed killed by being sucked out when doors and ramp open accidentally. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:35pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
Naai-gerian commercial aviation. Monkey-land chronicles. ___ ADC Airlines Flight 86 Flight origin Port Harcourt Airport[1] Destination Lagos Airport[1] ADC Airlines Flight 86 was a Nigerian domestic flight operated by ADC Airlines from Port Harcourt to Lagos. On 7 November 1996 the crew of the Boeing 727-200 operating the flight lost control of the aircraft while avoiding a mid-air collision on approach; the aircraft crashed upside-down at very high speed, killing all 144 passengers and crew on board.[1][2] Accident Flight 86 was en route to Lagos airport at flight level (FL) 240 (approximately 24,000 ft (7,300 m) altitude). At the same time an aircraft operated by Triax was on its way from Lagos to Enugu at FL160. The Lagos Air Traffic Controller cleared the crew of Flight 86 to descend, but erroneously thought that he had earlier cleared Flight 86 to descend to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and that it was below the Triax aircraft. The descent from FL240 caused Flight 86 to conflict with the Triax flight at FL160. The traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) sounded an alert but when the crew took evasive action they overcompensated and it rolled too far; the pilots lost control and within sixteen seconds the aircraft was flying upside down approaching a speed of Mach 1. The inverted aircraft disintegrated on impact near Imota (Ejirin) at 17:05 local time.[1] |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:33pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: It's an perennial occurence with the ANC of South Africa. PDP isn't Nigeria. Otherwise the ANC must be South Africa. Pork chop brains!!http://allafrica.com/stories/201309031141.html Nigeria: Analysis - PDP Split: a Repeat of History ____ While they talk about Malema. Agang? EFF? Pork brain at work! |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:31pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: SAA is a huge drain on taxpayers.Taxpayers fund it still. South Africa is yet to fall apart because of SAA. Cry me a river.  You can't pull out a single fatality fresher than 20 years. So your statements are befitting of a pork brain. As for Naai-geria... ___ ADC Airlines Flight 53 Aviation Development Company Airlines (ADC) Flight 53 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by ADC Airlines that crashed on 29 October 2006 shortly after take-off from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, at around noon local time (11:00 UTC). Immediately after takeoff from Abuja, the Boeing 737 contacted the ground, broke up and caught fire in a corn field.[1] The flight is reported to have had 104 people on board.[2] Muhammadu Maccido, the Sultan of Sokoto and spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims, the sultan's son, Senator Badamasi Maccido, Dr Nnennia Mgbor, the first ever female West African E.N.T. Surgeon[clarification needed], and Abdulrahman Shehu Shagari, son of former president Shehu Shagari, were on the passenger list.[3] Despite media confusion, it is a fact that 9 [4] people survived, among those the 3 daughters of Ibrahim Idris, governor of Kogi. Also, a woman counted among the dead had survived with no serious injuries. The plane was heading for the northern state of Sokoto. The crash sparked intense national protest to improve the nation's aviation sector. It is the direct cause for the change of the minister of aviation and the complete change to its aviation sector. This was the eleventh Nigerian airliner crash since 1995, bringing the death toll to more than 500 people.[2] The previous crash involving ADC happened on 7 November 1996; 143 people were killed when a Boeing 727 went down near Ejirin, losing control after taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision.[5] |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:26pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
While they talk about the indignificant Malema... ___ NIGERIA: PDP split leads to court battles http://wadr.org/en/site/news_en/5563/NIGERIA-PDP-split-leads-to-court-battles.htm The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has issued strong warnings against party members who have formed their own group. But those who have broken away seem reluctant to change course and want an alternative candidate to President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 elections. At least seven governors and over 20 senators have aligned themselves with the breakaway faction. There had been longstanding tensions within the PDP. The breakaway, which seems to have been premeditated, occurred at a PDP convention in Abuja on Saturday, August 31 as senior party figures and governors abandoned the convention venue to hold a separate event. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:21pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/top-stories/189761-panic-as-arik-air-plane-fails-to-land-in-benin-city.html Panic As Arik Air Plane Fails To Land In Benin City Few months after the Dana Air Crash occured at Iju Ishaja area of Lagos state leaving hundreds dead, over fifty passengers aboard a plane from Lagos to Benin City escaped death on Saturday, when the aircraft failed to land after hovering in the Benin airspace for about 15 minutes. The incident caused panic in Benin-City as people immediately evacuated their homes, fearing that the plane might crash-land. The flight flew back to Lagos after it failed to land at the airport. One of the passengers on board, who craved anonymity, disclosed that some “passengers fainted due to fear.” The passenger continued: “We thought it was going to be another crash. We were hovering round the Benin airspace but we could not land. Of course people were shouting the name of Jesus until we were taken back to Lagos”. A source at the Benin airport said the pilot may have failed to get landing clearance from the control tower. The Benin Airport Manager, Mr Segun Ayodele, he said he was unaware of the incident when contacted last night. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:18pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
Aviation in Monkeyland Naai-geria is a joke. It'd be funny if it weren't so sad... __ http://www.dailyindependentnig.com/2013/06/arik-air-mishap-averted-in-uyo-50-escape-death/ What could have been another major disaster for the country was narrowly averted in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Friday night, following a sudden interruption in electricity supply to the Ibom Airport as an Arik aircraft, with its landing gear fully engaged, was just about to land on the runway. Passengers on Flight W3 533 said there would have been a devastating air accident had the American pilot not been vigilant enough to hurriedly terminate his landing plan and re-engage the engine to quickly fly back to the sky. The passengers were full of praises to God for saving their lives as their flight returned to the nation’s capital after authorities of the airport failed to provide an alternative source of power supply to enable the plane to land in the Akwa Ibom State capital. On the flight were an estimated 50 passengers, including chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, and some unnamed federal lawmakers, believed to be heading to Uyo for a retreat. Odinkalu confirmed the incident to Premium Times, an online newspaper. “Thank God we survived. If it had been a rainy night with thunderstorm, anything could have happened to us. Some people need to answer questions over that incident.” The flight, originally scheduled for 6:25 pm, left Abuja at about 7 pm. It returned to Abuja at 9: 35 pm after hovering in the sky for over 30 minutes in expectation that authorities at the Uyo airport would be able to light the runway to enable it to land. Other passengers in the aircraft narrated their experiences: “As he re-engaged the engines to go up, the pilot informed us that the control tower had told him there was a power outage at the airport,” a passenger on the flight said. “So they needed a little time to switch to alternative source. So we were told. Meanwhile, the aircraft was in a holding pattern over Uyo. So we flew around and waited. After about 15 minutes, the pilot explained that the man responsible for turning on the back up power unit was about 10 to 15 minutes from the airport and had been reached. So he was on his way back to switch it on. So we kept holding.” It is not clear why the technician was not at his duty post at a time the airport was in operation and planes were still expected to land. The passenger said after another 15 or so minutes, the American pilot announced that the control tower had informed him that the man expected to switch on the generator had arrived and that power would be restored to the airport in 10 minutes. So the plane held on, hovering in the sky. But, 15 minutes later, the pilot again informed the passengers that the technician who was supposed to switch on the generator had arrived the airport but was unable to locate the keys of the generator. The pilot then made a detour to Abuja airport. On arrival at the Abuja airport, the stranded passengers found, to their irritation, that the Arik Ground Manager had disappeared from his desk, and that there was no one to provide information or arrange transportation or lodging for them. Some junior staffers of the airline, who were approached, simply told the visibly angry passengers they had no idea what to do about the situation, as they were not given any instruction by their superiors, a witness said. Sunday Independent leant that the airport staff under the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) were on strike following poor welfare, remuneration and lack of condition of service when the Arik airline flight arrived and was unable to land. It however eventually returned to Uyo on Saturday morning. Vice Chairman of the Union, Comrade Ediomo Dominic, said on phone that the staff were not on strike but were merely protesting non-implementation of terms of agreement regarding their condition of service. Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Emmanuel Enoidem, said the blackout on the runway was as a result of some technical hitches on the runway lighting system which was immediately rectified within 30 minutes. He said the blackout had nothing to do with the strike by NUATE, the problem he said was receiving attention as he had already arranged a meeting with the leadership of the union to ensure all issues are discussed and settled between the union and government. Notwithstanding the position of the Commissioner, Sunday Independent was authoritatively told by some staff at the airport that the runway is controlled by the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the staff on duty at the time of the incidence was nowhere to be found. Sunday Independent learnt that when the said staff resurfaced after the Arik Airline flight had returned to Lagos, he was immediately arrested and detained by the Airport Unit of the Nigeria Police for questioning and be fired as such act is considered sabotage. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:11pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Meanwhile who told you that Boko Haram has overpowered the army?Everyone knows BH attacked your loser military and seized your uniforms.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24011745 |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 5:09pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: SAA is broke and dangerously so!Desperaaadoooooo! When asked to pull out SAA fatalities, the monkey will not be able to pull out anything fresher than 20 years. No need to even look at your ratings. We all know SAA ratings are world class. Try another song. _____ Meanwhile, "Arik Air New York bound passengers protest in Lagos after being stranded in Lagos, Nigeria Arik Air New York bound passengers enraged after the airline failed to lift them Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, blaming aviation fuel scarcity. One of the passengers captured the scene of rage" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO98edwx-ns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO98edwx-ns Spaza airline. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:55pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Who is Kenny Kunene? Why did he disown the EFF? You FighterPilot are so blind you didn't see your Kunene become dumb when the taxman came running after him?LOL - Monkey man talking about something insignificant while something significant is happening in Naai-geria. While you sit in Hillbrow, Naai-geria falls apart, ape man. Do look at Naai-gerian news every once in a while now... http://allafrica.com/stories/201309041521.html
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:49pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Kill the message and not the messenger ... if you can!The claims are not silly if they are true. Arik air who? You were doing better when you were posting pictures of pigs, pork brain.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:44pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Below is a chronicle of South African hypocrisy, stupidity and ignorance about Nigeria's aviation industry. It just had to come down to this, for the records. When deliquent juveniles make baseless commentary about Nigeria and our growing private sector driven aviation industry it's hard to allow them get away with their ignorance. Arik Air is a thriving commercial airline and this fact makes rubbish of the comments below. MsauZA thinks Arik Air is the same airline as the one owned by the Nigerian military?Desperadoooo! The South African governments looks after the airline during trying times. Just like the US government had to look after its airlines and GM during trying times.Your Arik is a spaza shop. SAA is a business, at the end of the day. Try another one. In fact, let us continue with the chronicles, shall we? http://www.worldairlineawards.com/awards_2012/africa.htm I'll leave it to you to count how many South African airlines are on the list and now many Naai-gerian spaza airlines are NOT on the list. How are your chronicles working out for you? Tired of posting pigs, pork brain?
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:41pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
Fighter Pilot: SAA might be broke but it is the most safest Airline in Africa. Since when was the last time did they ever had a plane crash, for real that I cannot recall. Yes, Msauza is not wrong, because there is this perception among people across the world that Nigerians cannot fly plane safely due to the plane crashes that had been happening in that country. We even thought that country is cursed because of frequent civilian plane crashes which had been going on in Naija.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:41pm On Sep 10, 2013*. Modified: 3:56pm On Sep 10, 2013 |
Fighter Pilot: SAA might be broke but it is the most safest Airline in Africa. Since when was the last time did they ever had a plane crash, for real that I cannot recall. Yes, Msauza is not wrong, because there is this perception among people across the world that Nigerians cannot fly plane safely due to the plane crashes that had been happening in that country. We even thought that country is cursed because of frequent civilian plane crashes which had been going on in Naija.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 4:12am On Sep 10, 2013*. Modified: 4:31am On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: This one has been out searching for so long ... the reason it's been a bit clean and sane on the thread!Run out of white pigs, have you? Is it so dirty in Naai-geria that you could only manage two white pigs? Oh is it your pig brain that's become dark? Poor all4naaija. Weakened creative streak, is it? You can't up your game beyond "pig". You spend money. You spend time. Yet, your best product is "pig". You can't do better than this, right. Black pig. White pig. It doesn't matter. You're the pig whisperer. The pig intellectual of Naai-raland. Pork brain. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 4:04am On Sep 10, 2013*. Modified: 4:23am On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Since you are the only one so taken by the commissioned "creations" are you CrazePig? Obviously, Pigs will see themselves in the mirror and recognise themselves as such! It hurts you so badly that your images are used on Nairaland so nicely?Oh the baboon talks? I thought all you were good for was creating pigs because that's the heights of your intellect. Producing pig things. Isn't it sad? You paid good money and all you got in return were pigs? Shame. Crazepig should be proud of himself. He's made you spend your money. A go chop up money ooo! Oh wait. You're still foaming in the mouth about pigs. All4Naija. The pig thinker. The pig whisperer. The pig intellectual. When his creative juices flow, All4Naija will produce pig work. Ah well. Monkey begets pig. TIA. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:50am On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: "Cool" CrazePig and the gang! Name them if you recognise them!Ag shame. You have pig thoughts flowing through your brain. And the pig thoughts have found their way to your canvass. Pig intellect. The pig intellectual. All4Naija. "He creates pig things." Thank you for sharing your work with us. Your pig work. Thank you all4Naija from Hillbrow. You think pig best. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:44am On Sep 10, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: He is sadly out of his depths. Sadly South African!Crazepig must be having a telling impact, if he has you producing "creations" like this and dedicating your time to thinking these up. Amazing that notwithstanding your dedication to your art, your best creation is a pig. The perfect symbolism for your thinking. You did think this up, didn't you? You think pig thoughts. Pig intellect. All4naija. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 2:42am On Sep 10, 2013 |
agaugust: we are talking crude oil and gas...Last time I checked, shale gas was gas. We walk among apes, non? Shoot yourself. You are an imbecîle. Once you're done with that, see what shale is doing to your precious, mismanaged and diminishing crude. Sing another song. South Africa is diversified. We don't need a thousand years of crude. Look where we are without crude. Look where you are with crude. ____ I quote: http://www.nigerianoilgas.com/the-shale-oil-threat/ The Shale Oil Threat Posted by oilgas on August 16th, 2013 By Ogodo Douglas Shale oil contains solid bituminous materials called kerogen that are released as petroleum-like liquids when the rock is heated in the chemical process of pyrolysis. Its extraction had been for many years and was formed millions of years ago by deposits of silt and organic debris on lake beds from sea bottoms. It could be mined and processed to generate oil similar to oil pumped from conventional oil wells; however, extracting shale is more complex than conventional oil and it is more expensive. It was used as a substitute for oil in small quantities for many years while few countries currently produce oil from shale on a minuscule commercial level. The development of a commercial oil shale industry would have significant social and economic impacts on the local communities where shale is mined. Shale oil production was brought to a halt because of the negative impact it would have on its host communities which include disposable of used shale, impacts on wildlife, air and water quality, greenhouse emissions and pollutions. When there was an increase in prices of conventional oil, this stimulated interest and development of better oil shale technology, but, eventually, oil prices fell, and major research and development activities were largely reduced and the idea of shale oil was abandoned. These days prices of crude oil have risen to levels that have made shale oil production commercially viable. Many countries are interested in pursuing the development of oil shale as an alternative to conventional oil. [size=14pt]The United States has the largest deposit of shale in the world. Other countries with shale deposits are Australia, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Spain, China, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland.[/size] In recent years, the United States of America has been looking for alternative for conventional oil to cater for its local energy demands. In a bid to attain self-sufficiency, US has been promoting what is known as the America shale revolution otherwise called unconventional discoveries. To show that the country meant business, President Obama assured the Americans recently that “after years of talking about it, we are finally poised to control our own energy future. We produce more oil at home than we have in fifty years.” The quick progress of shale revolution in the US is set to reshape the world energy market by 2018 when Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will become less influential and developing countries will drive global demand. The oil shale production is expected to rise by total of 90.6 million barrels per day in 2013 and 96.7 million bpd in 2018. Shale oil production is also expected to generate employment for the country as it has provided energy security for the U.S to date. It has been predicted that by 2020, it would surpass Saudi Arabia that has been acclaimed as the first in global oil production. Obama’s remarks seem comforting to the Americans since it has embarked on energy self sufficiency and reduction in huge capital flight occasioned by importation of fuel especially from Nigeria. The new discovery of shale through improvement of technology has caused sharp decline of oil export from Nigeria to the US. Nigeria is the fourth largest foreign oil supplier to the US. From 2011 and 2012, an average supply of 800,000 bpd of crude amounting to 33 percent of Nigeria’s crude exports was sent to the US, thus the country remains vulnerable to crude oil price declines. The projected change is attributed to US crude oil production from shale. Consequently, Nigeria is forced to look for new market in Asia for its oil export. Already, Japan is on the brink to toe the direction of the US and some European countries have embarked on shale production in order to attain energy self sufficiency, they have also reduced their import due to domestically produced unconventional crude. The international oil market is concerned since the market is dominated in American dollar. There are fears that if the advanced countries embark on this unconventional discovery, there will be negative impact on Nigeria’s crude oil production and by extension the gulf countries that solely depend on oil for their economy. Stakeholders believed that the recent change otherwise known as energy mix is not only a threat but a warning for the government to address the decline in its oil and gas export. And also diversify the economy from being oil dependent to other sources of income generation especially solid minerals. Nigeria should also concentrate on development of its infrastructure and other resources it has through income from conventional oil and manage them judiciously. The President of Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), George Osahon, opined that in future there could be several changes in the oil and gas industry that will lead to commercial threats and the country should be prepared so that it will not be taken unaware. The fiscal regime and regulatory framework should be redefined in order to counteract the threat should there be any change in future. Due to advancement of technology including research and development, it is possible that there might be other energy mix that will render conventional oil obsolete. The alternative to oil has been in the front burner of Western countries for the past thirty years without the oil producing countries looking for means to avert it since there will be threat to their economies arising from such discovery. The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, acknowledged the threat posed by shale oil in the energy mix and Nigeria is aware of it, “there is no doubt that shale has come and it is with us. We also know that it is posing a challenge to the oil and gas activities in Nigeria with the coming up of shale oil, there has been a drop in crude oil export.” He added that “with the various energy mix and shale oil continuing to grow and contribute significantly to the global oil supply as we have seen, of course it will challenge our own oil and gas. Currently, US is leading with 33% of onshore oil production which is expected to grow to 51 percent by 2040.” Nevertheless, industry players have advised Nigeria to make reasonable efforts to add coal as part of its own energy mix. For instance, US has also added coal as part of the country’s energy mix. Coal is at the hub of electricity generation for the Americans. Japan, one of the industrialized countries in Asia, has also discovered hydrates which it planned to use to generate power. Nigeria can use its abundant coal to generate income for its economy before the value of its crude oil becomes less significant. How long this threat will stay and how Nigeria and its oil producing counterparts will survive due to this unconventional discovery, only time will tell. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 2:08am On Sep 10, 2013*. Modified: 2:23am On Sep 10, 2013 |
souldust: hmmmm i read some replies to my last posts and i cannot stop laughing at how DAFT these SADafricans (i think they are living up to their name here 'SADafricans) are. The 33percent is officially confirmed!Idîot. People don't use their personal income to build roads and hospitals. Governments use taxes to build roads and hospitals. The higher the GDP per capita number, the better for each citizen in terms of governmental spend. The more roads and hospitals are built, the higher the HDI. In the end, the HDI is the only true test of how well people live. It looks at everything worth looking at. Don't tell us about your irrelevant and subjective tests. Give us numbers. What is your human development index? Never mind. Sit down. You're a bozo. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 1:36am On Sep 10, 2013 |
agaugust: nigeria has more than crude oil.Do us a favour. Shoot yourself for the below. Make no further monkey noises. No one cares about your mismanaged resources that you haven't used properly. agaugust: south africa has almost NO crude oil and gas.http://fracking.velaw.com/shale-development-south-africa/ According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, South Africa has 485 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable shale reserves (compared to 862 tcf in the U.S.).1 Its shale deposits are considered to be the largest in Africa. Until recently, there was limited interest in developing these resources. However, recurrent power shortages combined with environmental concerns stemming from an overdependence on coal (which provides over 70% of all South Africa’s energy needs and 93% of its electricity)2 have given a new impetus to gas exploration in the country. According to South Africa’s Department of Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan 2010-2030, South Africa needs more than 50GW of new electricity generation,3 but has committed itself to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020.4 The South African Government’s interest in supporting domestic gas production is not only for shale gas, but also other unconventional sources. Petroleum Agency SA (PASA), for example, has issued 30 exploration rights for coal-bed methane gas.5 South Africa’s Karoo Basin covers nearly two-thirds of the country and is thought to hold the largest shale gas reserves in the country. There are three main shale areas within the basin: the Prince Albert Shale; the Whitehill Shale; and the Collingham Shale. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 1:12am On Sep 10, 2013 |
agaugust: so what ? drones have infra red signature or you dont know that ?Stop leading us down a path of uselessness. The point was that your satellites are gigantic cameras that float in space; and nothing more. That's the only point. Nothing more. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 12:46am On Sep 10, 2013*. Modified: 1:04am On Sep 10, 2013 |
agaugust:Sorry, loser. Two words. Shale gas. Keep your crude. The mismanaged and diminishing resource of Naai-geria. South Africa is out in the US showing them how to use shale. South Africa has shale. Our GTL technology leads. Fact. Combine that know-how with our shale. Your over-reliance on crude is sad. Just sad. You'll impress your sheeple monkey followers. Not us. Read your own source and weep, you ignorant Naai-gerian monkey. South Africa's in the top ten. _____ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/nigeria-missing-from-global-shale-production/ [size=14pt]Nigeria is nowhere to be found in the growing list of shale oil and gas production in the world.[/size] In a recent report by the United States-based, Energy Information Administration, EIA, (statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy), the most prospective shale formations are found in a group of 41 countries. The report said that these countries have demonstrated some level of relatively near-term promise and have a sufficient amount of geologic data for a resource assessment. Reacting to the development, Mr. Emeka Okwuosa, a consultant described the EIA’s report as sad news. He argued that what this shows is that while other countries were investing millions of dollars on these unconventional discoveries, Nigeria remained static, and undecided on the way forward with the shale revolution. Against this backdrop, he suggested the following, “Continue our push to pass the PIB and take advantages of other investments that will accrue from its passage to earn more revenue; the Federal government should push for unconventional discoveries like shale in Nigeria; diversification of the economy especially solid minerals and agriculture; try and find new buyers for our crude in North America and Asia; build refineries in Nigeria to refine our crude; and cut cost.” He added that these steps will greatly reduce Nigeria’s over dependence on crude oil export to earn money. Reserves estimates According to the EIA, there are 7,299 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of technically recoverable shale gas and 345 billion barrels (BBL) of shale oil reserves. Technically recoverable resources (TRR) are defined as the volumes of oil and gas that can be produced with current technologies and does not take into account costs, pricing or other economic factors that may limit oil and gas production. Based on the EIA shale gas reserves estimates, China is ahead of the pack with 1,115 TCF followed by Argentina (802), Algeria (707), the United States (665) and Canada with 573 TCF. Also among the top ten countries are Mexico (545), Australia (437), [size=14pt]South Africa (390)[/size] , Russia (285) and Brazil (245). Shale oil reserves estimates on the other hand, has Russia with 75 BBL followed by the United States with 58, China (32), Argentina (27) and Libya (26). Others include Australia (18), Venezuela (13), Mexico (13), Pakistan (9) and Canada (9). Putting these new reserves estimates into context, the EIA further stated that worldwide consumption of dry natural gas was estimated at 113 TCF in 2010, and oil consumption at 31.2 BBL. Natural gas and oil consumption rose significantly across the world since 1980 with natural gas demand increasing from 53 TCF and oil consumption from 21.8 BBL. The growth for demand in natural gas has been led by Asia with consumption increasing from 2.2 TCF in 1980 to 19.2 TCF in 2010. Demand in the Middle East has grown from 1.3 TCF to 13.2 TCF over the same period. Natural gas consumption is forecast to increase with an abundant supply and relatively low cost compared to other feedstock coupled with the worldwide industrialization. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 8:54pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
While Naai-gerians feed us feebles, facts paint a different picture. Report - only 4 days old. ____ http://allafrica.com/stories/201309050324.html Africa: Nigeria Ranked Amongst World's Poorest Competitive Countries Despite the efforts to diversify the economy and attract investors by the Jonathan administration, Nigeria is still ranked among the stragglers in the Global Competitive Index (GCI) 2013 -2014 released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum. Nigeria dropped five places from last year's 115th position to 120th among the 148 countries profiled. The GCI, which was introduced in 2004, measures how the set of institutions, policies, and other factors determine the level of productivity of a country. The GCI scores is calculated by drawing together the 12 pillars of competitiveness namely: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic environment, health and primary education, higher education and training, goods market efficiency, labour market efficiency, financial market development, technological readiness, market size, business sophistication and innovation. According to the ranking, Nigeria is placed in the poorest pool of economic development possible. Nigeria ranked as a "factor driven" economy with the likes of Liberia, Lao, Mali and Yemen. There are four stages of development with innovation-driven economies being the best pool of nations. It worries the compilers of the index that Nigeria's economy is struggling to keep up despite overt advantages over other African countries. For instance, the report noted that Nigeria, due to its population, enjoys a large market size (32ndposition) "which has the potential for significant economies of scale and is an important factor for attracting investors." It identifies weak institutions (ranked at 129th out of 148), engrained corruption, undue influence, weakly protected property rights, insecurity (ranked at 142nd), poor infrastructure (ranked at 135th) and poor primary education (ranked at 146th) as the reasons for the country's abysmal rating. It also points to the overreliance on oil and the poor penetration of ICT as the other reasons for the country's poor showing. Meanwhile Mauritius has overtaken South Africa as the most competitive country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ranked at 45th position the country moved up nine places this year, the country's enviable showing is bolstered by "transparent public institutions (ranked at 39th) with clear property rights and strong judicial independence and an efficient government (29th)," the report noted. South Africa is ranked at 53rd position while Switzerland, ranked at number one is the most competitive country in the world. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 8:51pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
Ag shame - poor Naai-gerians. Facts being served here. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:47am On Sep 09, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: Nigeria rising. NA soldiers good to go!6 decades and counting. No results. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:46am On Sep 09, 2013 |
agaugust: .And they haven't fired a single shot. Try again. Typical comment - Whenever you run out of arguments. Arguments you've lost in recent days: 1. You can't carry a hind on your rust bucket. 2. The NNS Thunder is a rustbucket. 3. Your satellites are useless. 4. You've no nuclear capabilities. Deal with it. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 3:43am On Sep 09, 2013 |
Perfect representation of what the Naai-gerian brain produces. I like it.
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 1:46am On Sep 09, 2013 |
solomon111: lol.Yes, you sure will. Like we-will-not-hold-our-breath "will". We all know how your previous threats to be brilliant have turned out. Nothingness. :-/ |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: Who Has The Strongest Military In Africa? by CraigB: 1:44am On Sep 09, 2013 |
NaijaPikinGidi: So, shoot!Look at this baboon. You're the one that made the threat, idïot. Zetdee has said what needed to be said. We walk among foöls. |
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