Nigerian Protesters Force Chevron Facility Closure

Protesters armed with machetes occupied a Chevron Corp. (CVX) oil installation in southern Nigeria Monday, forcing the facility to be temporarily shut down and causing a small cut in production, officials said.

Chevron spokesman Femi Odumabo said the Ebite flow station, which produces 42,000 barrels a day in the west of the Niger Delta region, had to be shut down.


He declined to discuss the demands or numbers of the protesters, who included residents of the area.

The company expected to be able to reopen the facility soon. No one was injured during the protest and there was no damage to the flow station, he said. The protesters were still occupying the site but “are being engaged,” he said.

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