PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THE MARKETING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN NIGERIA – A CASE STUDY OF NNPC ENUGU AND PORT-HARCOURT

ABSTRACT
This Research examined the relevance of Pipeline transportation to the marketing of Petroleum products in Nigeria.  Toward this end 83 staff of the Nigeria national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)’s offices in Enugu and Port-Harcourt were randomly selected to form the study sample.  The 83 members of the study sample were given 83 copies of structured questionnaires to complete.  Their responses were used to test four hypotheses formulated for this study.  The result of the test/analyses revealed the following findings. i.The use of Pipelines facilitates the effective distribution and marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria. ii.Pipelines reduce the costs of transporting and marketing petroleum products in Nigeria. iii.Pipeline vandalisation is the major problem impeding the effective use of Pipelines for the distribution and marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria. iv.The use of alarm systems and police patrol will reduce the incidence of pipeline vandalization in Nigeria.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGES Title Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgement Table of Contents List of Tables Abstract
CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Research Hypothesis 1.5 Significance of the Study 1.6 Scope And Delimitations of the Study
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Historical developments of pipeline transportation 2.2 The features of pipeline 2.3 Pipeline transportation and the marketing of petroleum products in Nigeria 2.4 Impediments to pipeline transportation in nigeria         2.5 Prospects of pipeline transportation in nigeria 2.6 Summary of Related Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE   RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design 3.2 Are of the Study 3.3 Sources of data 3.4 Population of the Study 3.5 Sample size and Sampling Method 3.6 Instrument for Data Collection 3.7 Validity of the Instrument 3.8 Reliability of the Instrument 3.9 Method of Data Collection 3.10Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION AND RESULTS 4.1 Data Analysis 4.2 Summary of Results.
CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION OF RESULTS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Discussion of Result 5.2 Conclusions 5.3 Recommendation 5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies 5.5 Limitations of the Study     References     Appendix (the questionnaire)