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| Militants attack Nigeria oil base | Militants attack Nigeria oil base |
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| The main militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta says it has attacked an oil platform, the second attack since a government amnesty offer last Thursday. | The main militant group in Nigeria's Niger Delta says it has attacked an oil platform, the second attack since a government amnesty offer last Thursday. |
| Royal Dutch Shell confirmed that its Forcados export terminal in Delta State had been targeted, but it is not clear if production has been affected. | Royal Dutch Shell confirmed that its Forcados export terminal in Delta State had been targeted, but it is not clear if production has been affected. |
| The militants said the facility is on fire after the early morning attack. | The militants said the facility is on fire after the early morning attack. |
| The army denied militant claims that a gunboat with soldiers on board had been sunk, AFP news agency reports. | The army denied militant claims that a gunboat with soldiers on board had been sunk, AFP news agency reports. |
| The 60-day amnesty for militants is a bid to end years of crippling attacks, which have sharply cut oil production. | |
| 'Blood oil' dripping from Nigeria | 'Blood oil' dripping from Nigeria |
| The military says it will stop its offensive in the area to coincide with the amnesty offer. | |
| Some of the militant groups which operate in the Niger Delta's lawless swamps have agreed to disarm, on condition that they meet the president to iron out various issues. | |
| The main group - the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) - has said it will not disarm until militant leader Henry Okah is freed from jail. | The main group - the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) - has said it will not disarm until militant leader Henry Okah is freed from jail. |
| He is facing trial on charges of gun-running and treason after being arrested in Angola in 2007. | He is facing trial on charges of gun-running and treason after being arrested in Angola in 2007. |
| On Friday, the government offered to free him - but only if Angola agrees. | On Friday, the government offered to free him - but only if Angola agrees. |
| The militants claim they are fighting so local people benefit more from their region's oil wealth. | The militants claim they are fighting so local people benefit more from their region's oil wealth. |
| But many attacks are undertaken for financial gain and they have reduced oil production to 1.3m barrels per day, officials say. Nigeria's Opec quota is 2m. | But many attacks are undertaken for financial gain and they have reduced oil production to 1.3m barrels per day, officials say. Nigeria's Opec quota is 2m. |