Nigeria Pipelines Attacks Cut Production Again

An attack on two oil pipelines in Niger Delta has cut production and sent oil prices higher.

Oil giant Shell confirmed it had stopped pumping crude oil through a major pipeline but did not say how much was being held back.

The pipeline attacked by militants carries 130,000 barrels per day.

Nigeria's oil production had been creeping back up to its Opec quota of 2.1m barrels a day.