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olesmokeron Jun 12, 2008 2:39pm
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More Oil Trouble in Nigeria
More Oil Trouble in NigeriaOil Rebounds After Nigeria Announces Ogoni Operation Takeover
By Mark Shenk
June 12 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rebounded after Nigeria's president said the country's state-owned oil company will take over operations in the Ogoni district of southern Nigeria from a Royal Dutch Shell Plc joint venture.
Crude oil for July delivery rose 21 cents to $136.59 a barrel at 2:27 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after falling as much as $4.83 a barrel earlier today. Futures reached a record $139.12 a barrel on June 6.
Brent crude oil for July settlement rose 66 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $135.68 a barrel on London's ICE Futures Europe exchange. Prices climbed to a record $138.12 on June 6.
To contact the reporter on this story: Mark Shenk in New York at mshenk1@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: June 12, 2008 14:29 EDT