An Israeli strike on an oil depot three weeks ago has caused thousands of tons of oil to spill into the Mediterranean Sea and foul the country's beaches.

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Under the benefaction of former military President Ibrahim Babangida, he was awarded an oil production license and went on to become the first Nigerian to strike oil in commercial quantities.

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Monday, a U.S.-led drone strike in Marib, an oil-rich province of Yemen east of the capital, targeted a vehicle carrying alleged al Qaeda operatives.

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More recently, the government has faced a labor strike at the busy port city of Ras Lanuf in December and a shutdown of an oil terminal in Zueitina, just east of Tripoli where protestors demanded jobs for about 1, 500 local residents.

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