Attackers still holding Agip oil plant in Nigeria

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – Attackers who shut down an Agip oil pumping station in southern Nigeria on Tuesday night are still occupying the facility but talks are under way to persuade them to leave, a state official said on Thursday.

Agip’s parent company, Italy’s Eni, earlier said the attack on the Ogbainbiri station in Bayelsa state had resulted in a significant decrease in output.

Agip normally exports 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) through its Brass tanker terminal in Bayelsa.

The attack intensified concerns about Nigerian oil output, which has been down by about a quarter since February, mostly because of militant attacks on Royal Dutch Shell facilities.

Reuters