Militant group the Niger Delta Avengers said it’s knocked Chevron operations offline in the region after attacking oil and gas installations. Photo by Lilac Mountain/Shutterstock ABUJA, Nigeria, May 6 (UPI) — As of now, Chevron’s operations in the Niger Delta are completely offline following attacks on its facilities, a militant group proclaimed. A group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers said it launched attacks on pipelines and wells operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. and Chevron. The group said the attacks came after issuing an ultimatum to the Nigerian government about developments in the Niger Delta. “As at now, Chevron’s operation in the Niger Delta is zero,” spokesman Mudoch Agbinibo said in a statement. Another group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, launched a string of attacks against energy infrastructure in the area in 2013. The militant group said its campaign was a response to […]