Pipeline surveillance contracts are awarded to private firms by government agencies and oil companies. Surveillance contractors are ostensibly tasked with monitoring sections of oil pipeline, identifying any breaks and...
The value chain Crude oil pipeline tapping – vulnerable infrastructure is easily accessed to fix a tap to a pipeline or well head to siphon crude oil to export or...
Released on 19/04/19 This is scheduled to be the final full weekly report from Niger Delta Watch 2019. It covers incidents where data is available for the end of...
When crude oil is extracted from onshore and offshore oil wells it brings with it raw natural gas to the surface. In Nigeria a vast amount of this is burned...
The Nigerian Oil Spill Monitor gives public access to current official data on oil spills collected by the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), the Nigerian environmental...
In November and December 2018, we trained nearly 100 citizen Election Observers, Social Media Analysts, and Data Analysts as project team members to take part in Niger Delta Watch...
Report 2: Public Perceptions of Security Dynamics and Stabilisation Interventions in the Niger Delta
October 2017 – March 2018 Summary This report presents the results of a public perceptions survey, carried out by SDN in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. It focuses on...
Released on 21/03/19 The Governorship polls on the weekend of the 09-10 March took place in difficult circumstances. Rivers State in particular was characterised by serious problems at every...
Released on 04/03/19 Niger Delta Watch and SDN observed the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Akwa Ibom, reporting on a range of issues affecting...
Released on 21/02/19 The major event this weekend was the last-minute postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to take place on Saturday 16 February. Our Observers...
Released on 11/02/18 This is the ninth edition of Niger Delta Watch 2019. During the week of 28 January, with less than two weeks until the Presidential and National...
Released on 04/02/19 This is the eighth edition of Niger Delta Watch 2019. This week’s report includes a thematic analysis of cult-related incidents that have occurred since the start...
In 2018, SDN visited Biseni, a community in Bayelsa State, to learn more about the local impact of the oil industry. We spoke to community members about the challenges...
Released on 28/01/19 This is the seventh edition of Niger Delta Watch 2019. In the last week, campaigns picked up in all of the states without a noticeable increase...
Released on 21/01/19 This is the sixth edition of Niger Delta Watch 2019. This week we focus on incidents of electoral fraud and corruption that have occurred in the...