Niger Aims to Become Major Oil Exporter

Niger has resumed oil exports after it reached an agreement with neighboring Benin following a recent border dispute. Niger stopped crude shipments in June after the West African nation closed a pipeline operated by China National Petroleum Corp. that links the Agadem oil field to the Sèmè Kpodji terminal in Benin. "We've reached an agreement. Loading of crude started this morning," Benin Energy Minister Samou Adambi told reporters on Monday, with Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine's office confirming the resumption of shipments. Niger…