{"id":841,"date":"2013-03-23T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/breaking-news-eni-suspends-oil-drilling-in-bayelsa-state\/"},"modified":"2013-03-23T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T15:42:08","slug":"breaking-news-eni-suspends-oil-drilling-in-bayelsa-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/breaking-news-eni-suspends-oil-drilling-in-bayelsa-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: ENI suspends oil drilling in Bayelsa state"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Italy’s ENI curbs activities in Nigeria due to oil theft – Lead<\/p>\n
03\/23\/2013 14:32 GMT – ITALY-NIGERIA-ENERGY-OIL-CRIME-COMPANY-ENI – World News (EAA) – AFP<\/p>\n
Italian energy major ENI said on Saturday it had suspended its activities in Bayelsa state in southern Nigeria due to frequent thefts from pipelines. Bayelsa is the home state of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, where militants and warlords are enjoying state funds under amnesty programme.<\/p>\n
“The decision was taken due to an intensification of bunkering activities, or sabotage of the pipelines,” the company said in a statement issued in Rome.<\/p>\n