Nigerian Militants Threaten Oil Companies

Oil companies that are trying to expand into Nigeria face a significant roadblock in the form of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND. This Nigerian militant group has threatened to destroy a planned trans-Saharan pipeline project, if it is ever built.
 
MEND has specifically warned Agip, Total, and Exxon Mobil, the three companies still operating in the Niger Delta, that they have three days to leave before new attacks may be launched. Chevron has already cancelled operations in the area because of several attacks on its onshore operations.
 
Niger and Nigeria have already forged an agreement to …read more