What happened

A sustained campaign of bombings targeted Nigeria's principal oil and gas export infrastructure across the Niger Delta. The Niger Delta Avengers attacked the Bonny-Soku gas export line on 10 February and Shell's underwater 48-inch Forcados export pipeline on 14 February, prompting Shell to declare force majeure on Forcados liftings on 21 February. Further attacks struck the same Forcados line during repairs, Chevron valve platforms and wells, Eni and Shell trunk lines, the Trans-Niger system and other export infrastructure. On 23 September the NDA claimed it bombed the 48-inch Bonny crude export line, and it claimed another Forcados attack on 8 November. The initial Forcados outage alone lasted about seven months and was estimated to shut in 250,000–300,000 barrels per day. U.S. EIA estimated nationwide crude disruptions reached 750,000 bpd in May, the highest since at least 2009, and Reuters calculated militant attacks had cut at least 500,000 bpd by June. This grouped marker represents the economically connected 2016 campaign rather than implying every strike occurred at Forcados or was independently verified under one actor.

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