Monday, May 7, 2007

Nigeria Protest Forces Chevron to Halt Production of 42,000 Barrels a Day

(Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp.'s venture in Nigeria today shut down 42,000 barrels a day in production in the Niger River delta after nearby villagers overran its Abiteye pumping station at 4 a.m. local time, the company said.

Production has been stopped at the fields of Dibi, Utonana, Makaraba and Abiteye, Chevron spokesman Michael Barrett said in an e-mailed statement from London.


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