West African Oil Gives U.S. New Security Challenge
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Sent from China to hunt for oil under the Sahara desert, Wenhui Tan looked distinctly uneasy as the conversation turned to security fears ranging from the spread of Islamic radicalism to cold-blooded banditry.
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Militant group MEND is preparing attacks  on Nigerian oil facilities that could be preceded by  hostage-taking, the U.S. embassy said in a security notice on  Friday.
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Oil prices have raced to new record highs above $50 as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threaten to inflict further strain on global supplies.
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JOHANNESBURG, May 29 -- Nigeria's new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, pledged in his inaugural address Tuesday to work urgently to quell rising violence in the volatile Niger Delta, a major source of oil exports to the United States.
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Oil prices surged to new record highs on  Monday near $50 for U.S. crude as Nigeria emerged as the latest  focus for worries about supply security on world energy  markets.
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U.S. handling of Iraq's oil money after the defeat of Saddam Hussein was marked by weaknesses including problems tracking oil production and cash, a watchdog told the U.N. Security Council on Friday, diplomats said.
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A rebel group battling rival militias and government forces in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich delta has threatened to target oil installations in an escalation of the conflict.
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Militiamen trying to wrest control of the oil-rich Niger Delta threatened on Tuesday to launch a ``full-scale armed struggle&#39;&#39; on petroleum-pumping operations in Africa&#39;s
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Militants may be planning to attack commercial aircraft carrying Western workers in Algeria, the U.S. embassy said in a message to Americans living in the oil-exporting North African country.
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In Djibouti, US forces combat terrorism with civil affairs work. Will this be a model for a future US military command in Africa?
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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 US navy will hold a joint training with the Nigerian army in the African giant&#39;s oil producing Niger Delta region next week, Nigerian defense ministry said Thursday.
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The U.S. Embassy said Thursday that American and other Western installations are at risk of terrorist attack in Nigeria, but officials later played down the warning, saying no specific threat had prompted the announcement.
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Militants from Nigeria's oil-producing delta are planning to expand their attacks on foreign nationals beyond the Niger Delta region, the U.S. consulate said in a warning on Friday.
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Militant group MEND is preparing attacks on Nigerian oil facilities that could be preceded by hostage-taking, the U.S. embassy said in a security notice on Friday.
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British oil and gas company Tullow Oil announced the discovery of up to 600 million barrels of oil off the Ghanaian coast, illustrating the growing importance of Africa in efforts to quench the world&#39;s thirst for energy.
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The United States has drafted a new UN resolution threatening oil sanctions against Sudan if Khartoum does not stop abuses in Darfur and accept an expanded African Union monitoring force with more powers.