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MILITANTS OVERRUN 40,000 BPD AGIP OILFIELD STATION IN NIGERIA, 1
17 Jun 2007 15:21:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
LAGOS, June 17 (Reuters) - Gunmen overran a Nigerian oilfield station operated by Italy's Eni <ENI.MI> on Sunday, holding 12 workers hostage, company and security sources said.

The militants invaded the Ogbainbiri flow station in Bayelsa state, which normally produces 40,000 barrels a day, after a gunfight with soldiers guarding the facility. The number of casualties was not immediately known.


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