Forum Overview :: Still Life :: I hope they do a new song for the joint venture with Nigeria's NNPC

[quote name="Fussbett"]...and the new corporate song would be gangsta rap. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8118721.stm" target="bbc">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8118721.stm</a> [quote]Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture. The new firm, to be called <font color="yellow"><b>Nigaz</b></font>, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria[/quote] A Google News search will give you many reactions. Here's the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/30/russia-nigeria-gas-name-blunder">Guardian</a>, consulting a Twitterer: [quote]Alert users of Twitter first highlighted the unfortunate English connotations of Nigaz, which appears to have eluded Medevedev's Russian-speaking delegation. Writing on Monday, shunty 75 observed: "Nigaz is the name for the new Gazprom Nigeria venture. They need a new PR outfit. NO WAY!! Haha!!" Other twitterers also derided the name.[/quote] Why haven't I been following shunty 75 before this?![/quote]