Showing posts with label Chevron; Exxonmobil; Renewed Niger Delta Violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chevron; Exxonmobil; Renewed Niger Delta Violence. Show all posts

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Nigerian Chevron Facility Bombed, Exxonmobil Cuts Exports

This Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 file photo, shows a member of Shell staff on the Bonga offshore oil Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel off the coast of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Shell closed the terminal exporting Nigeria's benchmark Bonny Light crude oil on Wednesday May 11, 2016 and was evacuating workers from a threatened oil field as renewed militant attacks cut production in Africa's biggest petroleum producer, the company and a union leader said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
An explosion closed a second Chevron facility in Nigeria, witnesses said Friday, as renewed attacks by militants further cut production in Africa's biggest petroleum producer.