UPDATE 1-Chevron declares force majeure on Nigeria oil expor
ju4 wa4i dia4n zo1ng he2 ba4o da4o :\n  (Adds background)\nABUJA, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron <CVX.N>\ndeclared a force majeure on its Nigerian Escravos crude oil\nexports after armed youths blew up a supply pipeline last week,\na company official said on Wednesday.\n"There has been no impact on Chevron's offshore production\nand Escravos terminal is still operating," said spokeswoman\nMargaret Cooper.\n"However, we have declared force majeure because production\nlosses will result in delayed loadings of a few cargoes at the\nterminal."\nThe legal clause frees the U.S. company from its contractual\nobligations.\nArmed youths on Thursday sabotaged Chevron's Abiteye-Olero\ncrude pipeline in the Niger Delta, cutting about 120,000 barrels\nper day of crude output, according to the military.\nChevron has declined to say how much production was affected\nby the incident.\nA wave of attacks in the West African country has cut\nproduction by a fifth since early 2006, helping push world oil\nprices to record highs.\n(Reporting by Randy Fabi; Editing by James Jukwey)\n((randolph.fabi@thomsonreuters.com; Abuja Newsroom 234 9 461\n3214, Reuters Messaging: randolph.fabi.thomsonreuters.com))\nKeywords: NIGERIA CHEVRON