{"id":9834,"date":"2016-07-06T12:51:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9834"},"modified":"2016-07-06T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:51:22","slug":"us-suspension-of-oil-import-from-nigeria-was-a-business-decision-entwistle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=9834","title":{"rendered":"US suspension of oil import from Nigeria was a business decision &#8211;  Entwistle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, has said there is no hidden agenda behind his country\u2019s decision to stop crude oil purchase from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Entwistle, said this while fielding questions from journalists at the 240th Anniversary of the U.S Independence in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The envoy said the price of oil was determined by international market, adding that the desire of every business person was to get the best product at the best price.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no conspiracy for the U.S not to buy oil from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrice of oil is determined by international market and business people go to get the best product for the best price. That something happened to us with oil.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BEGIN JUMIA --><a href=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsc?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.53881&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/marketing.net.jumia.com.ng\/ts\/i3556158\/tsv?amc=aff.jumia.44339.52450.53881&amp;tst=!!TIMESTAMP!!\" alt=\"NG-[C:G.Comp,B:Hp,Wk:2716,Dim:336X280]:Laptops\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- END JUMIA --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I wish you listened to my last statement where I talked about the importance of the private sector and the commitment of the U.S companies to help build Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that U.S had in 2014 stopped the importation of crude oil from Nigeria, a development that was tied to the discovery of Shale oil and gas in commercial quantity in America.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, recently said the U.S would soon resume the importation of crude oil from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Scannews<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/crude-oil.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9835\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9835\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/crude-oil-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"crude-oil\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/crude-oil-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/crude-oil.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9619\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Alayo 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2-300x250.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Alayo-2.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. James Entwistle, has said there is no hidden agenda behind his country\u2019s decision to stop crude oil purchase from Nigeria. Entwistle, said this while fielding questions from journalists at the 240th Anniversary of the U.S Independence in Abuja. 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