Petroleum industry in Nigeria to transport the crude oil. Also because of the lack of highly productive fields, money from the jointly operated (with the federal government) companies is constantly directed towards petroleum exploration and production. Nigeria's petroleum is classified mostly as "light" and "sweet", as the oil is largely free of sulphur. Nigeria is the largest producer of sweet oil in OPEC. This sweet oil is similar in composition to petroleum extracted from the North Sea. This crude oil is known as "Bonny light". Names of other Nigerian crudes, all of which are named according to export terminal, are Qua Ibo, Escravos blend,
Kingdom of Bonny the island on which the town of Bonny is sited was full of curlews, and some of the first settlers therefore called it 'Okoloama', meaning 'curlew town' (the town or land of curlews). This name is still used traditionally. The hereditary king, who had the title "Amanyanabo", originated from the patriarchs (founding fathers) and aboriginal (premier) kings (monarchs) of Bonny kingdom, who are the God-given owners of the kingdom and its lands and territories and other God-given inalienable resources. Thus, the first four kings and blood-relatives are founding fathers of the kingdom. These are namely Kings Ndoli, Opuamakuba, Alagbariya (Founder