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Increased violence in Nigeria highlights supply concerns but has little immediate impact on oil prices

Increased violence in Nigeria highlights supply concerns but has little immediate impact on oil prices

Nigerian militants from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed to attack several pipelines of oil companies including Chevron yesterday, shitting in 100,000 barrels of crude a day. The attacks come in response as Nigerian forces over the past two weeks began a major operation against the rebel group. MEND claims […]

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