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Sarkozy in Algeria for Energy Talks

Nicolas Sarkozy has begun his first visit to Algeria on his maiden tour outside Europe since his May election. The French President arrived in Algiers yesterday seeking to boost energy and military ties. He had a working lunch with Abdelaziz...

Nigerian Military Kill Eight

Nigerian troops have killed eight suspected militants near an Italian-operated oil field in the Niger Delta. The killings happened in Bayelsa state on Tuesday just after militant groups released 19 hostages as part of a nascent peace initiative between the...

Eni Declares Force Majeure In Nigeria

Italian oil company, Eni has declared force majeure on 37,000 barrels a day oil shipments from Ogbainbiri flow station in Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta after the facility was attacked at the weekend. The declaration of force majeure allows...

Nigerian Vice-President Visits Delta

Nigeria's new vice president visited hotspots in the Niger Delta yesterday in a bid to build confidence ahead of expected talks with local militants who have disrupted oil output and abducted foreign workers. Goodluck Jonathan was likely to visit impoverished...

US Congress Targets OPEC

The US Congress has voted to brand OPEC’s efforts to control world oil prices illegal. And with support of the legislation strong in the Senate as well, President Bush could soon be thrust into the unenviable position of siding with...

Ogoni Protest Forces Pipeline to be Shut Down

A protest by Ogoni villagers at a major oil export pipeline complex in Nigeria has entered its fourth day. Villagers from K-Dere occupied the pipeline hub at Bomu, which feeds the Bonny shipping terminal, and forced Shell to shut 150...

MEND Blows Up Three Pipelines

The violence in the Niger Delta is escalating. Fighters from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) today claimed to have destroyed three major oil pipelines in the region. MEND said the Italian oil firm Agip's Brass...

Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq

Further to Steve’s blog on Saturday – more on the New York Times story. Between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq’s declared oil production over the past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off...

U.S. Increases Military Assistance In Niger Delta

The United States is stepping up its involvement in the Nigeria to counter growing violence in the Niger Delta. Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, told a conference sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies that the...