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Nigerian oil rig attack delays shipments

'FORCE MAJEURE' Armed groups surprised government leaders by pulling off a daring attack on an offshore oil rig that was previously thought to be untouchable

AFP , LAGOS AND ABUJA, NIGERIA

Nigeria was until recently Africa’s largest oil producer but was overtaken in April by Angola, according to OPEC figures. Angola produced 1.873 million barrels per day on average in April, trumping the 1.818 million produced by Nigeria.

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