All Out War Threatened in Nigeria&#39;s Oil Rich Region
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Insurgents in Nigeriaâs southern Niger Delta will begin âa full-scale armed struggleâ to wrest control of the regionâs oil riches from the government on Friday, a rebel spokesman said today.
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Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel on  Friday amid concern over possible fighting in Nigeria's  oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel  militia and government forces was holding.
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Crude prices have hit record highs as Nigeria emerges as the new focus of worries about supply security on world oil markets. London Brent on the International Petroleum
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Rebel fighters in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing Niger delta will attack oil wells and pipelines if the army does not halt assaults on their forces, a rebel commander says.
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Nigeria's main militant group on Monday urged all armed factions in the restive southern oil heartland to join together and cripple Africa's biggest petroleum industry.
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Oil prices have neared last week&#39;s record high after bouncing back above the $50-a-barrel mark despite a peace deal between rebel gangs in Nigeria.
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Up to 500 people could have been killed in violence in a southern Nigerian oil town, say Amnesty International.
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The largest militant group in Nigeria's volatile oil-rich region called for a truce this week after the country's new president promised improvements for the people.
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Lagos - Oil majors in Nigeria said on Tuesday they were undeterred by the threat of an armed group fighting government troops in the Niger Delta to attack oil facilities and personnel.
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Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel amid concern over possible fighting between rebles and the military in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich delta region.
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Nigeria is working to soon restore losses in oil production because of militant attacks on some pipelines, the country's finance minister said Tuesday.
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The leader of a militia based in Nigeria's main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.
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The Nigerian rebel group fighting  government troops in the oil-rich Niger delta said on Monday it  will launch "all-out war on the Nigerian state" from Oct. 1 and  advised all oil companies to shut production by then.
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Representatives of a remote community in southern Nigeria&#39;s Delta region have taken over three oil installations. The plants are run by the Nigerian wing of the Anglo-Dutch multi-national, Shell, and the American company, Chevron-Texaco.
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Nigerian rebels fighting for sovereignty  of the oil-producing Niger delta told oil companies in the  world's seventh largest exporter to shut production before they  begin an "all-out war" on Oct. 1.
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PORT HARCOURT (Nigeria) - Nigeria&#39;s army yesterday launched an offensive against a separatist rebel group which threatened oil installations and workers in the southern Delta region, an army spokesman said.
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Many people were feared killed in an oil pipeline explosion on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria&#39;s largest city, local media reported on Friday.