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| Attack mars oil talks in Nigeria | Attack mars oil talks in Nigeria |
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| Gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta have attacked a vessel operated by the Exxon Mobil oil company, killing one crew member and wounding another. | Gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta have attacked a vessel operated by the Exxon Mobil oil company, killing one crew member and wounding another. |
| The incident comes as three days of peace talks begin in Bayelsa State between local officials and militants. | The incident comes as three days of peace talks begin in Bayelsa State between local officials and militants. |
| Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylver told the BBC he was confident a deal would be reached that would address the militants' grievances. | Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylver told the BBC he was confident a deal would be reached that would address the militants' grievances. |
| They want more of Nigeria's oil wealth to be used to help local people. | They want more of Nigeria's oil wealth to be used to help local people. |
| The militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is expected to sign the peace deal on Friday. | The militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is expected to sign the peace deal on Friday. |
| Good governance | |
| However, the BBC's Alex Last in Lagos says it is not clear just who will participate - and whether they will include key players in the main militant organisation. | |
| Nor is it clear what the terms of the deal are, he says. | |
| Traditionally, peace deals and ceasefires in the Delta - of which they have been quite a few - have been secured through the promises of cash, contracts and employment, our correspondent says. | |
| They have invariably turned out to be short-lived, when those with guns decided the terms were in need of improvement. | |
| More importantly, the basic problems of the Delta - the proliferation of weapons, youth unemployment and poverty - will take years of good governance to address, says Alex Last. | |
| Human rights groups say good governance in the Delta has long been in short supply. | |
| Nigeria, an Opec member, is one of the world's biggest exporter of crude oil. | Nigeria, an Opec member, is one of the world's biggest exporter of crude oil. |
| Disruptions to supply are one of the causes of the recent rise in oil prices towards $100 a barrel. | Disruptions to supply are one of the causes of the recent rise in oil prices towards $100 a barrel. |
| Violent attacks on oil company workers and installations have slowed since President Umaru Yar'Adua was elected in April on a promise to end the conflict. | Violent attacks on oil company workers and installations have slowed since President Umaru Yar'Adua was elected in April on a promise to end the conflict. |
| This latest incident took place in Rivers State. | This latest incident took place in Rivers State. |
| Security sources said the Seamark vessel was on the Bonny river heading for Onne when it was boarded by eight men from a speedboat, who shot one crewman dead and wounded another before ransacking the vessel. | Security sources said the Seamark vessel was on the Bonny river heading for Onne when it was boarded by eight men from a speedboat, who shot one crewman dead and wounded another before ransacking the vessel. |
| Both men are Nigerians. | Both men are Nigerians. |