| Cause of Agitation | Company Responses | Remarks |
| Demand for employment | Employment of pensionable staff based on aptitude, skill and oral test. Engage casual labour as short term contract staff initiate youth skill acquisition support program | Host communities want 60% employment quota Contract jobs are palliatives. Limited numbers are trained Oil industry is not labour intensive, hence limited job opportunities. |
| Demand for Amenities/Social infrastructure | Provision of pipe-borne water, town halls, and hospital | Companies cannot supply their basic needs of life |
| Demand for companies Compensation | Pay compensation for land acquisition, pollution and damages with percentage interest demanded by public and government affairs representatives. No compensation was paid for sabotage induced spills or spurious claims. | Compensation provide temporary income which is hardly invested |
| Environmental Degradation | Better environmental management, e.g intends to reduce gas flaring, land use. Etc. | High cost of environmental management |
| Demand for ex-gratia payment | Resist payment | Provide temporary income and encourage unruly behavior |
| Demand for postgraduate scholarships scheme | Resist Approval | Oil companies believe that on the long-run the host community will use their human resources to fight for their right. |
| Demand for agricultural development e.g. reclamation of arable land, micro credit, inputs etc | Resist assistance | Chevron/Texaco focus is on oil production and not agricultural production except Shell Petroleum Development Camp any |
| Demand for implementation of understanding (MOU) | Resist implementation |
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| Traditional Demand e.g. Royalty to the head of host | Laisse 2-Faire, i.e. noninterference in tradition issues |
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