Monday, February 6, 2012

Nigeria's MEND Guerillas Threaten More Attacks In The Oil Rich Delta


Nigerian Militants Threaten New Attacks In Oil-Rich Niger Delta -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Nigeria’s main militant group in the oil-rich Niger River delta said it’s planning more attacks after it damaged a pipeline belonging to a unit of Italy’s Eni SpA.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in an e-mailed statement today that the Feb. 4 attack affected 200,000 barrels a day. Rome-based Eni said yesterday it lost “around 4,000” barrels per day of “equity production” from the incident. The pipeline carries crude to an export terminal in the coastal town of Brass, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) southwest of the oil-industry hub of Port Harcourt, said MEND’s spokesman, Jomo Gbomo.

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More News On Militant Attacks In Nigeria's Oil-Rich Niger Delta

With oil pipeline attack, Niger Delta rebels announce return -- Christian Science Monitor
Nigeria military confirms militants used dynamite to bomb Eni SpA pipeline in oil-rich delta -- Washington Post/AP
Nigerian militants claim attack on oil pipeline -- IOL News
Nigeria oil militants Mend 'hit Eni Bayelsa pipeline' -- BBC
Nigerian Militants Attack Eni Oil Pipeline in Delta -- New York Times/Reuters
Oil Pipeline in Niger Delta Attacked by Militants -- Voice of America
Nigerian militants attack Eni oil pipeline in delta -- Reuters
Army condemns attack on Agip oil pipeline -- Vanguard
Who are Nigeria's Mend oil militants? -- BBC

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