Middle East in Miniature - The flow of oil goes steadily onward in Nigeria despite the present secession crisis and the threat of war. The oil companies are caught in the eye of the trouble, for two-thirds of Nigeria's oil production comes from the east, the region that seceded from Nigeria last week and proclaimed itself the independent republic of Biafra. But so far neither Biafra nor the federal government has interfered with the production and export of oil. Under new federal rules, all tankers must now call at the federal port of Lagos before shipping to the east. The tankers stop outside the mouth of the harbor. A federal patrol boat pulls alongside. A naval officer climbs aboard the tankers. After a brief inspection, the officer gives it permission to move on to the east...

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