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Nigerian militants threaten proposed Trans-Sahara gas line

07/12/2009
By Eric Watkins
Nigeria’s militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), reiterating its long-standing demands that international oil companies leave the oil-producing Niger Delta, has threatened to attack the planned Trans-Saharan gas pipeline project.MEND “warns the investors to the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project that unless the Niger Delta root issues have been addressed and resolved, any money put into the project will go down the drain,” according to a MEND spokesman.“We will ensure that it [the TSGP] faces the same fate other pipelines are facing today,” the spokesman said. He also warned “Agip, Total, Shell, and ExxonMobil to leave ...
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