Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Nigeria's Rebels Threaten More Attacks Against Nigeria's Oil Industry


Nigeria's Mend Militants Claim Oil Pipeline Attack -- BBC

The Nigerian militant group Mend has said it was behind a weekend attack on an oil pipeline feeding a big refinery.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has confirmed the attack by armed militants on its Warri-Escravos pipeline in the Niger Delta.

Violence in the oil-rich Delta region had subsided over the last year following a ceasefire agreement giving amnesty to militants.

But a small faction of Mend has recently resumed kidnappings and raids.

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More News On Nigeria's Oil Delta Rebels

Nigerian Rebels Confirm Attack on Refinery Pipeline
-- Bloomberg Businessweek
Militant group says it has attacked Nigerian oil pipeline -- CNN
MEND takes credit for Nigerian oil attack -- UPI
Nigeria: The Return of the Militants -- allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Kaduna Refinery Shut After Pipeline Attack -- allAfrica.com
Nigeria: What do the Niger Deltans Desire? -- NGex

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