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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (366663)	4/25/2008 4:22:55 PM
From: ldo79	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

these guys make money also................. Nigerian armed group claims attack on Shell pipeline 46 minutes ago LAGOS (AFP) — The most prominent armed group in Nigeria's oil-producing south said Friday it had sabotaged a supply pipeline belonging to Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell, the latest of several attacks in recent weeks. In an e-mail to AFP the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it had "successfully sabotaged a major crude oil pipeline located at Kula river in Rivers state of Nigeria operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company" on Thursday. Shell spokesman Tony Okonedo confirmed the attack later Friday but said he could not comment on the extent of the damage. MEND said after the blast, its "fighters ran into a docked joint military patrol boat but were astonished that instead of a confrontation, the soldiers in the patrol boat urged them on and lamented about having to defend what is unjust." MEND promised more attacks on oil targets in the restive region. "Our candid advice to the oil majors is that they should not waste their time repairing any lines as we will continue to sabotage them," it added. Several supply pipelines owned by Shell and Chevron have been destroyed in recent weeks. On Tuesday, Shell announced a production loss of 169,000 barrels per day following the sabotage of a key supply pipeline in the region. The development helped push world oil prices to around 120 dollars a barrel. Shell, Nigeria's largest oil operator accounting for around half of the country's 2.1 million barrels per day output, has seen a wave of attacks on its facilities in recent months. MEND emerged in early 2006 as the leading group calling for a greater share of Nigeria's oil revenue for the producer region. As well as attacks on facilities it has been responsible for the seizure of local and expatriate workers as hostages. Overall, violence in the Niger Delta has reduced Nigeria's total production by a quarter in the past two years.