Tag Archives: Oil depot

Nigeria: ‘Fuel explosion’ and fire erupts at Lagos seaport

January 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

An explosion and fire hit a barge at Nigeria’s main seaport in Lagos, shaking buildings in the area and wounding at least four people, officials said. The explosion occurred on Wednesday on a barge seeking to discharge fuel into a … read more »

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Rebels Face Tough Fight In Gaddafi Heartlands

August 26, 2011 by benim

Rebel fighters from the east of Libya face a tough battle as they head west along the roads into Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s heartlands. The longstanding dictator’s troops have been driven from the oil town of Ras Lanuf, but are putting … read more »

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Libya rebels take casualties in fight for Brega

August 13, 2011 by benim

Rebels on the eastern front of Libya’s civil war lost 11 men in the past 24 hours fighting to capture the strategic oil terminal and refinery at Brega on the Mediterranean coast, hospital sources said. Sources at a hospital in … read more »

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