Gunmen attack ships near Nigerian oil/gas complex

LAGOS, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Unknown gunmen attacked four oil service ships on the channel leading to Nigeria’s largest oil and gas export complex on Bonny Island on Wednesday, oil company security sources said.

Two people were injured, but none of the vessels were boarded, the sources said. Bonny Island is the export point for about 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil and 18 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas.


“Four vessels were attacked by separate armed groups. There were two casualties but none of the ships was boarded,” one of the sources said, asking not to be named.

The ships involved were all supply vessels that service oil platforms, production vessels and rigs offshore. They normally work under contract to major oil companies and are manned by a combination of foreigners and Nigerians.

Reuters