"They have had to shut in 100,000 b/d and were forced to declare force majeure on liftings yesterday."
Aminu Baba-Kusa said, general manager of Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. crude oil division, on Wednesday. Italy's Eni has declared force majeure on crude exports from the Brass terminal in the remote Baylesa state in Nigeria's Niger Delta, where attacks have intensified in the last two weeks.
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is seeking permission from the state of Louisiana to expand its onshore storage facility by 4.8 million barrels.
According to a state regulatory filing seen Tuesday. According to the filing with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, LOOP wants to build eight above-ground storage tanks, each with a capacity of 600,000 barrels, at its onshore Clovelly facility.
"Their invasion was a disaster -- let there not be a disastrous withdrawal. Yes, immediate withdrawal could lead to chaos, civil war. No one is asking for immediate withdrawal of foreign forces. But there should be a plan."
Iranian deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview published Wednesday. Iran is willing to help its foe the United States develop an "exit strategy" from Iraq. Updated: May 9, 2007
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