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Lagos Pipeline explosion: Many injured in stampede

December 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Residents of Ijedodo community in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State have continued to flee the community in droves, following Monday night pipeline explosion that rocked the community. They took the option of relocating from the community when they … read more »

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Khartoum, Juba Strike Oil Exportation Deal

August 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — South Sudan and Sudan announced Saturday that they have struck a deal over the south’s exportation of oil through Sudan’s pipelines and the distribution of oil revenues. A disagreement over oil sharing prompted South Sudan to … read more »

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Major gas pipeline exploded in northern Egypt

July 3, 2011 by benim

A major natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s North Sinai was exploded in the wee hours on Monday, local security sources told Xinhua.

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Pipeline fire going on 2nd day in Nigeria’s delta

May 25, 2011 by benim

LAGOS, Nigeria – Police say that emergency workers are trying to put out a pipeline fire in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta. Delta State police spokesman Charles Muka told The Associated Press Wednesday that the fire engulfed a pipeline belonging to … read more »

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Nigerian militants deny making threat on fuel depots

January 19, 2011 by benim

A Nigerian militant group on Wednesday denied issuing a threat of attacks on fuel depots and transporters and said it was investigating how the warning had been sent from its email address. The threat on Tuesday of a “ferocious attack” … read more »

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Nigeria militants claim to attack pipeline

December 6, 2010 by benim

LAGOS — Nigerian militants on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on a pipeline in the country’s main oil-producing region, but authorities had not confirmed the information. “NDLF soldiers have struck the major pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum … read more »

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Nigeria militants say attack pipeline to refinery

November 23, 2010 by benim

Nigeria’s main militant group said on Tuesday it had attacked a pipeline feeding the Warri oil refinery in the Niger Delta at the weekend, the latest in a string of attacks on Africa’s biggest oil and gas industry. “On Sunday, … read more »

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