MEND attacks oil pipeline in Nigeria owned by Italian corporation Eni

Reuters: A crude oil pipeline owned by Italian oil and gas group Eni was attacked on Friday in Nigeria's onshore Niger Delta and a militant group claimed the strike. Attacks in the restive region have been fewer since an amnesty for militants in 2009, although large-scale oil theft and sporadic pipeline sabotage still occurs. "We can confirm a pipeline, leading to Tebidaba, in the Clough-Creek area has been attacked," an Eni spokeswoman said. Eni's unit Agip owns the Tebidaba-Brass pipeline, which...

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