Montag, 27. Februar 2012

Rising oil prices fuel piracy

By Susan Njanji


The waters off West Africa's coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen to be fuelled partly by rising crude prices.
Attacks on vessels have grown in number and scope, spreading across a broader region in what is becoming a new piracy hotspot. Vessels carrying petroleum products have been the most targeted.
As oil prices hit nine-month highs this week, the leader of the small

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