Blast At Delta Oil Pipeline; Explosion Followed Demands By Locals

A pipeline in the Niger Delta region has come under attack by militants, say Nigerian military and oil officials, as cited by Reuters.

Troops on a routine patrol reported an explosion at the Batan Flow Station around Ekweregbene, the military said on Wednesday.

A spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., which owns the pipeline, confirmed that the attack and said that production was affected.

The flow station is part of the Forcados oil terminal, which resumed...