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Nigeria
ExxonMobil Oil Platform Attacked
January 8, 2009 | Reuters

A boat loaded with armed men attacked and boarded an Exxon Mobil oil platform off the coast of Nigeria. Last month a convoy of Exxon Mobil vehicles were attacked near the Qua Iboe oil terminal.


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