BBC: Nigeria militants in deadly raid (on oil facility - 3 killed)

Last Updated: Thursday, 21 December 2006, 09:57 GMT

Nigeria militants in deadly raid

Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region have attacked a pumping station,
killing three security guards.

A spokesman for the oil giant Total says the station, which produces some 35,000
barrels of oil a day, has shut.

Meanwhile, Shell is evacuating its family staff members after a car bomb on Monday
exploded inside a residential compound in the city of Port Harcourt.

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A Total official told Associated Press news agency that the Obagi station in Rivers
State had been shut down, but gave no further details of the attack.

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Italian Oil Facility in Nigeria Seized


Thursday December 21, 2006 5:46 PM

By DULUE MBACHU

Associated Press Writer

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Armed men attacked two foreign oil facilities in southern
Nigeria on Thursday, and both shut down production as security worsened in the
restive, oil-rich region. Royal Dutch Shell PLC, which came under attack earlier
this week, began evacuating families of foreign workers.

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Gunmen later occupied a facility owned by Eni SpA. In a statement on its Web site,
Eni said no injuries or damages were reported at the Tebidaba oil-pumping station,
which shut down production. Eighteen local workers were in the facility when the
attack occurred.

The station was still occupied Thursday evening, Eni said. The company said the
Tebidaba station usually produces about 40,000 barrels a day.

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