photo courtesy of beckstir01 Kidnappings, pipeline bombings and vigilantism has become a way of life for both offshore oil workers stationed along the coast of Nigeria as well as the oppressed native insurgency groups who carry out the violence.
(Check out this week's feature about one Texan's remarkable survival experience after being kidnapped by militants and held hostage in the Nigerian jungle for three weeks).
Since many of the offshore companies are based in Houston, a good number of
