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Saudi Arabia Busts ‘Terror Cells’ Plotting Oil Attack

“Saudi forces detained more than 100 terror suspects, including some who officials say were plotting attacks on energy installations and military sites in the eastern oil-producing hub of the country. Twelve people in two al-Qaeda cells, all of them Saudis except for one Yemeni, who were arrested were in the early stages of planning strikes [...]

March 25th, 2010 | Posted in Global Risk News | Read More »

UPDATE 2-Nigeria pipeline attack forces Shell to cut output | Markets | Reuters

“Royal Dutch Shell said on Sunday it had shut down three pumping stations in Nigeria’s Niger Delta after a key crude oil pipeline was sabotaged. Although there has been no claim of responsibility, the attack occurred a day after Nigeria’s main militant group MEND called off a three-month-old ceasefire and threatened to unleash ‘an all-out [...]

January 31st, 2010 | Posted in Global Risk News | Read More »