PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian military spokesman says an oil facility in oil-rich southern Nigeria has been damaged by an attack.
Lt. Col. Timothy Antigha said Friday the facility in Buguma was damaged by thieves.
But a statement from the Joint Revolutionary Council claimed its fighters launched an assault early Friday on a facility that connects several crude oil storage fields. Antigha dismissed the militant attack claims.
Even claims of attacks can affect global crude oil prices.
A Nigeria-based Royal Dutch Shell PLC spokesman said he could not immediately confirm the attack reports.
Militants in the troubled Niger Delta have attacked pipelines, kidnapped petroleum company employees and fought government troops since January 2006.
