Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Crude Oil Rises to Nine-Month High on Threat of Nigerian Strike Tomorrow

(Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose to a nine-month high
in New York on concern that a planned general strike tomorrow
will curb fuel shipments from Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil
producer.

Union representatives meeting with government officials are
demanding that a motor-fuel price increase implemented last month
be rescinded, a labor leader said. Eni SpA declared force majeure
after one of its stations in Nigeria was attacked by militants
June 17. Force majeure is a legal clause meaning deliveries are
suspended because of conditions beyond the company's control.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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