An aerial view of oil storage tanks at Chevron Texaco's Escravos export terminal in southern Nigeria's Niger Delta in 2003. Nigerian militants have said they have destroyed a Chevron oil pipeline junction and seized six crew from a ship in the latest attacks on Nigeria's key money earner since the government offered an amnesty. (AFP/File/Pius Otomi Ekpei)From Yahoo News/AP:
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's main militant group said Monday it had seized a chemical tanker with six foreign crew members aboard and had attacked a second oil facility following a vow to step up the intensity of its attacks.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mail statement that the tanker was seized Sunday about 20 nautical miles from Escravos in the south of the country and would be held until further notice.
It said three of those aboard are Russian, two are from the Philippines and the sixth crew member is from India.
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Update #1: Nigeria: Again, Militants Blow Up Chevron Facility -- All Africa
Update #2: Nigerian Militants Seize Tanker and Attack Oil Facility in Delta -- New York Times
My Comment: It appears that the Nigerian Government has lost control of the situation. Amnesty and reconciliation is still on the table, but it appears that the insurgents in the oil delta region have the upper hand .... and are now using it to their advantage.
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