Purpose

The topic is examined with a view to ascertaining the various methods by which indigenous oil companies can participate in petroleum development contract in Nigeria. Also, the raison d’etre of the policy will be considered to see whether the government has achieved its primary aim and how successive government has approach the issue with a view to determining the best policy to adopt. The challenges facing this policy will be considered with a view to unfold whether the Petroleum Industry Bill proffers solution.

Design/methodology/approach

This methodology of research is doctrinaire and analytical. The author used the available statute and case law in extrapolation of the views expressed in this paper; where necessary, secondary data as sourced from existing literature was used.

Findings

This paper revealed that the existing laws in Nigeria do not support public participation in the petroleum sector. so much is in the hands of the government. The paper also found that this government's monopoly of the sector is one of the reasons for the slow level of development in the sector.

Originality/value

This paper is original to the extent that it focusses on a relatively new area of public participation in the upstream petroleum sector in Nigeria. Most papers have often focussed on the downstream sector; however, this study seeks to re-direct the debate to the upstream sector.

中文翻译：

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对公众参与在尼日利亚石油开发合同中的作用的批判性审查

目的

审查该主题的目的是确定土著石油公司可以通过哪些方法参与尼日利亚的石油开发合同。此外，还将考虑该政策的存在理由，以了解政府是否已实现其主要目标以及历届政府如何处理该问题，以确定采取的最佳政策。将考虑该政策面临的挑战，以揭示石油工业法案是否提供解决方案。

设计/方法/方法

这种研究方法是教条式和分析性的。作者使用现有的成文法和判例法来推断本文表达的观点；必要时，使用了来自现有文献的二手数据。

发现

该文件显示，尼日利亚现行法律不支持公众参与石油行业。这么多东西掌握在政府手中。论文还发现，本届政府对该行业的垄断是导致该行业发展缓慢的原因之一。

原创性/价值

本文是原创的，因为它侧重于尼日利亚上游石油部门的一个相对较新的公众参与领域。大多数论文往往关注下游领域；然而，这项研究试图将辩论重新定向到上游部门。