US embassy cable - 03ABUJA826

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NIGERIA: OIL RIG HOSTAGES SAFELY ON SHORE

Identifier: 03ABUJA826
Wikileaks: View 03ABUJA826 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abuja
Created: 2003-05-06 16:36:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI
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.

UNCLAS ABUJA 000826 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CASC, ASEC, EPET, ENRG, ECON, PINS, PGOV, NI 
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: OIL RIG HOSTAGES SAFELY ON SHORE 
 
REF: A. ABUJA 813 
     B. ABUJA 810 
     C. ABUJA 807 
     D. ABUJA 806 
     E. ABUJA 768 
 
 
1. Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark 
told Econoff May 5 that all hostages and striking oil 
workers had been safely removed from the company's 
four rigs off Port Harcourt. He said the rigs are not 
yet back in operation but have been fully staffed by a 
new group of workers. 
 
 
2. Clark emphasized that no concessions had been made 
to the striking workers, adding that his company had 
no plans yet to schedule additional talks with them. 
JETER 

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