By Miriam Malek
There have been no attacks on Exxon Mobil Corp. oil infrastructure in Nigeria, according to a company spokesman.
News reports citing the 'Niger Delta Avengers' said the militant group had blown up a 48-inch crude oil export pipeline, but Exxon said the claims were false.
A senior executive from a major oil company with operations in Nigeria said the militant group often contacts the press to alert the press of attacks on oil infrastructure aimed at global oil companies, which have often not actually taken place, putting into question the accuracy of the militant group's statements.
Militant attacks have subsided in recent weeks. The Anglo-Dutch giant Shell lifted the force majeure on its Bonny Light export facility last week, returning up to 200,000 barrels a day of oil back onto the market.
But Nigeria is still considered a major supply risk. There has yet to be a tangible agreement between the government and the Avengers, and the militant group still maintains on its website that it wants to reduce oil output in the country to zero.
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