Nigeria Wonders How Long It Can Sustain Full-Tilt Oil Price War

  • Country to pump more crude, sell at discount: Oil Minister
  • Some unprofitable fields may eventually have to be shut down

An oil rig in Lagos, Nigeria. 

Photographer: Karo Kes/Getty Images

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Nigeria will pump as much crude as it can and continue to sell it at a deep discount, but may eventually have to shut down some unprofitable fields if the price war rumbles on.