Reuters: Niger plans to cut number of Chinese oil workers, documents show

Niger plans to cut number of Chinese oil workers, documents show

Niger has asked that some Chinese employees working on oil projects leave the country, documents seen by Reuters on Friday showed, a move that could affect dozens and further strain bilateral ties.

The arm of iron between Niamey and the Chinese oil companies continues. Niger's oil minister sent them several letters this month. Sababi Oumarou asks for the departure, by the end of the month, of expatriates who have been posted for more than four years. Relations had already become tense last March, even though China remains Niger's main partner, where oil is the first export resource.

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Niger plans to cut Chinese oil workers, documents show

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The Government of Niger has ordered the immediate termination of contracts of foreign oil workers, dominated by China National Petroleum Corporation Niger Petroleum (CNPCNP). According to a letter from the Minister of Oil, Sahabi Oumarou, dated 8 May and to which EFE had access on Friday, the Government demanded that CNPCNP immediately terminate contracts of all foreign workers (mostly Chinese citizens) who have been in the oil sector in Niger f…