Niger Delta militants on Wednesday blew
up two additional facilities belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited,
making it the fourth time the oil major’s assets would be attacked in
less than a month. Amid the recent upsurge in attacks on
oil and gas installations in the area, some international oil companies
and the Nigerian National Petroleum Companies have seen their facilities
damaged, with the latest being Chevron.
A militant group that calls itself the
Niger Delta Avengers, which has claimed responsibility for most of the
attacks since the beginning of the year, destroyed two vital Chevron’s
Bibi oil wells, RMP 23 and RMP 24, in Warri North Local Government Area
of Delta State on Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 3:44am near Egbema, an Ijaw enclave in
Warri North, and the wells have been shut down.
A military source and an employee of
Chevron, who did not want their names mentioned, confirmed the incident,
adding that the attack led to heavy spillage in the creeks.
Niger Delta Militants attack more blew up more oil facilities
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