Jennifer Giroux
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While I was giving a talk at Kings College in London I was invited to give a podcast interview on the targeting of energy infrastructure for the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS). The interview starts at 4 min 23 sec.
The January 2013 attack on the In Amenas natural gas facility drew international attention. However this attack is part of a portrait of energy infrastructure targeting by non-state actors that spans the globe. Data drawn from the Energy Infrastructure Attack Database (EIAD) shows that in the last decade there were, on average, nearly 400 annual attacks carried out by armed non-state actors on energy infrastructure worldwide, a figure that was well under 200 prior to 1999. This data reveals a global picture
After a similar attack on 30 November, militants have bombed Yemen’s main pipeline in the Usaylan district of Shabwa province. Such attacks in Yemen continue, occurring about every 2 weeks on average. Repair for this attack will take roughly 1 to 3 weeks.
Jennifer Giroux