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| Nigerian militants have blown up an oil pipeline near US corporation Chevron's Escravos oilfields, the Nigerian military says. | |
| The attack reportedly prompted the company to halt some production. | The attack reportedly prompted the company to halt some production. |
| Brigadier-General Wuyep Rintip said the disruption to output showed "the damage was serious", Reuters reported. | Brigadier-General Wuyep Rintip said the disruption to output showed "the damage was serious", Reuters reported. |
| Earlier this week Nigeria's president ordered tighter security in the Niger Delta, after an attack on Shell's main offshore facility. | Earlier this week Nigeria's president ordered tighter security in the Niger Delta, after an attack on Shell's main offshore facility. |
| According to the BBC's Alex Last, in Lagos, sources in the western Niger Delta believe the latest attack is the work of illegal oil "bunkerers" - involved in the lucrative trade in stolen oil. | According to the BBC's Alex Last, in Lagos, sources in the western Niger Delta believe the latest attack is the work of illegal oil "bunkerers" - involved in the lucrative trade in stolen oil. |
| The attack on Shell's floating oil platform at Bonga, which cut a tenth of Nigerian oil production in one go, was carried out by militant group the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. | |
| But the Escravos incident also highlights the vulnerability of the oil infrastructure in Nigeria, our correspondent says. | |
| With the government planning to hold a big summit of Niger Delta leaders and more money expected to flow to the Niger Delta, perhaps the armed groups there feel it is a good time to show how relevant they are to any chance of peace, our correspondent adds. | |
| News of the Escravos attack, carried out on Thursday, comes ahead of a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia of major energy producers and users - where the rising price of oil will be the key topic for discussion. | |
| On Friday the Nigerian government announced how it would spend a $10bn (£5bn) windfall from the rising oil price. | On Friday the Nigerian government announced how it would spend a $10bn (£5bn) windfall from the rising oil price. |
| It will spend just over $5bn fixing the country's power supply and the rest will be shared among the 36 state governments. | It will spend just over $5bn fixing the country's power supply and the rest will be shared among the 36 state governments. |