February 4: MEND militants hijacked a Filipino operated oil vessel near Bonny Island.

The bribes were allegedly paid by Tesler to assist Halliburton and its joint venture partners, obtain more than $6 billion in contracts to build liquefied natural gas facilities on Bonny Island, off the southern coast of Nigeria.

The project, on Bonny Island in Rivers State, is to be the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa.

A 22-page document filed in a Houston federal court alleged massive bribes in connection with the construction of a natural gas plant on Bonny Island requiring $7.5bn USD.

It is a small island located just offshore, Bonny Island, is a major export point for oil.

The case relates to an alleged $182 million contract involving a four-company joint venture to build a liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island in southern Nigeria.

Water taxis which move along the river provide the connection between Bonny Island and Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, which lies alongside the river.

Bonny Island is situated at the southern edge of Rivers State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria near Port Harcourt.

Port Harcourt is the closest city to Bonny Island.

Ogi's men retreated and set fire to the oil fields on Bonny Island and in the areas surrounding Port Harcourt.