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More Oil Supply Problems In The World News Ecuador declared state of emergency amid protests QUITO, Ecuador, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Ecuador declared a state of emergency in the Amazon province of Napo late on Tuesday after violent clashes between protesters and troops left at least three people wounded, a government official said. The state of emergency, which prohibits protests and marches, came after hundreds of protesters stormed into an oil pumping station, shutting down Ecuador's main private oil pipeline.Nigerian militants say oil attacks will continue LAGOS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Nigerian militants holding nine foreign oil workers hostages said they had not decided yet what to do with their captives, but that attacks on the oil industry in the world's eighth-largest exporter would continue. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta confirmed that the governor of Delta state had tried to make contact with them, but said they had no intention of negotiating with him. Shell confirms new Nigerian militant attacks LAGOS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline was destroyed and a houseboat sunk in Nigeria in fresh attacks on Monday, the company said, confirming an earlier statement by militants.Shell said oil production in the area had already been shut following a string of attacks on Saturday, including the bombing of its Forcados crude oil loading platform, which cut supplies from the world's eighth largest exporter by a fifth.
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