WARRI, Nigeria — Militants and residents say an attack on Chevron’s Escravos terminal has shut down the U.S.-based oil major’s onshore operations in Nigeria.

Thursday’s attack, the third assault on a Chevron Nigeria facility this month, is the latest in a string of attacks claimed by the Niger Delta Avengers that has brought Nigerian production to a 20-year low.

Residents say a bomb on an underground pipeline forced Chevron to suspend operations at the terminal, which exports more than 160,000 barrels a day.


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