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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Protesters armed with machetes occupied a Chevron oil installation in southern Nigeria on Monday, forcing a shutdown of the facility, officials said.
Chevron Corp. spokesman Femi Odumabo said the Ebite flow station pumps 42,000 barrels a day in the west of the oil-rich Niger Delta region.
No one was injured during the seizure and there was no damage to the flow station, Odumabo said. He said the intruders were still occupying the site, but he declined to discuss the demands or numbers of the protesters, who included residents of the area.
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