Up to 200 people were reported killed in an oil pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Nigeria’s main city of Lagos on Friday. Vandals trying to drain fuel from the pipeline may have caused the blast, local officials say. CNN’s … read more
A gunman on a motorcycle shot dead a U.S. executive in Nigeria’s oil heartland Wednesday, authorities said. Militants who have attacked the oil industry for five months said they had no hand in the killing of the executive, who worked … read more
The following story is from the Houston Chronicle….. A Baker Hughes employee from Central Texas was shot to death on his way to work Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, a company spokesman said. The motive for the shooting was unknown. … read more
A call has been made by the Economic Community of West African States for the peaceful resolution of the Niger Delta crisis. The area has witnessed substantial disquiet lately as militants take up arms to protest what they see as … read more
Reuters) — Foreign workers were kidnapped from a car under police escort in Nigeria’s southern oil capital of Port Harcourt on Thursday, an industry source said, a day after a U.S. oil executive was shot dead there. A police spokesman … read more
Indications emerged on Tuesday that the declaration of ceasefire by the Niger Delta militants did not get the approval of all the groups involved in the struggle. The Deputy National President of the Ijaw Youth Council, Mr. David Reje, who … read more
Nigeria’s militants in oil-rich Niger Delta region on Tuesday warned the public that they would soon resume land-based attacks on petroleum related installations. In an e-mail message to Xinhua, Jomo Gbomo, a self-described spokesman for the Movement of Emancipation of … read more
Please be advised that the following report is a direct cut and paste from the BBC web site. There is no indication at this time that it was a MEND attack A US national has been shot dead in the … read more
FYI – This is another news wire report. We still have no credible info that this was a MEND attack so don’t panic yet. An expatriate employee of U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes Inc. was shot and killed in … read more
(Reuters) — An executive of the U.S. oil service company Baker Hughes was killed in an apparently targeted attack in Nigeria’s southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt on Wednesday, authorities said. It was not immediately clear if the attack was … read more