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| Attack on Nigeria oil facilities | Attack on Nigeria oil facilities |
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| A group of protesters have invaded three Shell oil stations in the Niger Delta, forcing the facilities to be shut down, the company said. | A group of protesters have invaded three Shell oil stations in the Niger Delta, forcing the facilities to be shut down, the company said. |
| The demonstrators are accusing the oil giant of failing to fulfil an agreement to provide them with aid. | The demonstrators are accusing the oil giant of failing to fulfil an agreement to provide them with aid. |
| Shell refused to say how much oil had been cut off following the attack. | Shell refused to say how much oil had been cut off following the attack. |
| Militant groups have stepped up attacks on oil facilities in the region in recent months, demanding more local control of oil wealth for residents. | Militant groups have stepped up attacks on oil facilities in the region in recent months, demanding more local control of oil wealth for residents. |
| Shell said members of the Kula community living near the company's Ekulama 1, Ekulama 2 and Belema oil pumping stations had invaded the facilities. | Shell said members of the Kula community living near the company's Ekulama 1, Ekulama 2 and Belema oil pumping stations had invaded the facilities. |
| Chevron also shut down its platform in the same area as a precaution. | Chevron also shut down its platform in the same area as a precaution. |
| A Chevron spokesman in Nigeria, Femi Odumabo, said government officials in charge of the area were holding negotiations with the protesters to address their problems. | A Chevron spokesman in Nigeria, Femi Odumabo, said government officials in charge of the area were holding negotiations with the protesters to address their problems. |
| Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer but militants have been demanding a greater share of the oil wealth for locals in the Niger Delta. | Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer but militants have been demanding a greater share of the oil wealth for locals in the Niger Delta. |
| On Saturday seven oil workers - including four Britons - were freed after being held hostage in Nigeria. | On Saturday seven oil workers - including four Britons - were freed after being held hostage in Nigeria. |
| The men were captured on 3 October when gunmen raided a residential compound housing expatriate oil workers in the Niger Delta. |