ANGLO-Dutch oil group Royal Dutch/Shell has stopped crude oil exports of 27 000 barrels per day following a fire at a terminal. The company shut down its Olomoro flowstation in southern Nigeria on Thursday after militant youths seized the facility, a Shell official said. The official a part of the facility was damaged during the attack, causing an explosion which resulted into fire. The official said the youths, numbering around 200, were protesting against the handling of a project for the Anglo-Dutch group by an oil servicing firm. A Shell security worker was injured during the invasion, while police have arrested some of the protesters, the official said. Shell’s installations are frequently attacked by youths demanding jobs, money and amenities for their communities. – AFP