US embassy cable - 04LAGOS2562

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DPR STRIKE ENDS PEACEFULLY; NO PRODUCTION IMPACT

Identifier: 04LAGOS2562
Wikileaks: View 04LAGOS2562 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Consulate Lagos
Created: 2004-12-23 14:55:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: EPET EINV NI ENERG
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

231455Z Dec 04
UNCLAS LAGOS 002562 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR AF/W 
STATE FOR EB/ESC/IEC/ENR/BLEVINE 
STATE FOR DS/IP/AF 
STATE FOR INR/AA 
STATE PASS DOE FOR DAS JBRODMAN AND CGAY 
STATE PASS TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS AND SRENANDER 
STATE PASS DOC PHUEPER 
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION MARAD 
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ 
STATE PASS EX-IM FOR JRICHTER 
STATE PASS OPIC FOR CDUFFY 
STATE PASS TDA FOR BTERNET 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EPET, EINV, NI, ENERG 
SUBJECT: DPR STRIKE ENDS PEACEFULLY; NO PRODUCTION IMPACT 
 
 
Two-Day DPR Strike Ends 
------------------------ 
 
1.  Senior employees of Nigeria's Department of Petroleum 
Resources ended a 2-day strike on 22 December.  DPR Public 
Affairs Manager Belema Osibodu confirmed to the Consulate on 
23 December the strike has been suspended following a 
meeting between management and DPR workers.  The workers, 
members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff 
Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), were striking to protest 
non-implementation of a collective bargaining agreement. 
DPR, the regulatory agency which oversees Nigeria's energy 
sector, handles loading of oil at terminals, and recording 
and clearing tankers lifting oil. 
 
No Production Impact 
-------------------- 
 
2.  Contrary to some Nigerian press reports, Post has not 
been able to confirm a production impact.  Both Exxon Mobil 
General Manager of External Affairs Udom Inoyo and Shell 
Head of Media and Communications Bisi Ojediran confirmed 
that operations were not affected, as DPR management stepped 
in to take over routine operations during this two-day 
period. 
 
BROWNE# 

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