3 Americans among 9 oil workers kidnapped
LAGOS, Feb 18: Nigerian militants launched a string of attacks in the world’s eighth largest oil exporter on Saturday, abducting nine foreign workers, bombing a major oil export platform and sabotaging two pipelines.
Royal Dutch Shell suspended exports from the 380,000 barrel-a-day Forcados tanker terminal, a senior industry source said, cutting at least 16 per ent of Nigeria’s 2.4 million barrels of daily supply to world markets.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said the attacks were a response to military air raids on villages in Delta state earlier this week and would be followed by another wave of violence “on a grander scale”.
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Royal Dutch Shell suspended exports from the 380,000 barrel-a-day Forcados tanker terminal, a senior industry source said, cutting at least 16 per ent of Nigeria’s 2.4 million barrels of daily supply to world markets.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said the attacks were a response to military air raids on villages in Delta state earlier this week and would be followed by another wave of violence “on a grander scale”.
( Full story here )
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