Big business, low profile Shedding light on oil trader Vitol’s operations in Nigeria Saskia van Drunen & Ilona Hartlief & Chinedu Bassey & Ken Henshaw October 2020 Colophon Big business, low profile Shedding light on oil trader Vitol’s operations in Nigeria October 2020 Authors: Saskia van Drunen, Ilona Hartlief, Acknowledgements Chinedu Bassey and Ken Henshaw The authors would like to thank the following Published by: SOMO and CISLAC individuals for their valuable insights and Layout: Frans Schupp thoughtful comments: Rhodante Ahlers, Cover photo: Chunyip Wong Mariëtte van Huijstee, Jorrit Kamminga, Vincent (this picture does not show Vitol facilities) Kiezebrink, Floortje Klijn, Luis Scungio, and ISBN: 978-94-6207-153-7 Anna Zalik. Though the authors benefitted greatly from the insights provided by these individuals, the content of the paper remains the sole responsibility of the authors. Stichting Onderzoek CISLAC Multi nationale Ondernemingen Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations Flat 3, No. 16 P.O.W. Mafemi Crescent, Sarphatistraat 30 Off Solomon Lar Way, Behind Chida Hotel 1018 GL Amsterdam Utako District, Abuja, Nigeria The Netherlands T: +234 7034118266 T: +31 (0)20 639 12 91
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