GREEK NATIONAL KILLED IN PORT HARCOURT

UNCLAS LAGOS 000003 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY STATE FOR AF/W STATE FOR CA/OCS/FROBINSON STATE FOR EB/ESC/IEC/ENR/BLEVINE STATE FOR DS/IP/AF STAT FOR INR/AA STATE PASS DOE FOR DAS JBRODMAN AND CGAY STATE PASS TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS AND SRENENDER STATE PASS DOC FOR PHUPER STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD STATE PASS OPIC FOR CDUFFY STATE PASS TDA FOR BTERNET STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR SLISER STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EPET CASC ASEC NI SUBJECT: GREEK NATIONAL KILLED IN PORT HARCOURT ¶1. (SBU) Francis Lauze, Security Manager for Nigerian firm Globestar Engineering and Construction Company (an affiliate of French firm Stolt Offshore Services),confirmed the killing of a Greek national, Anastassiou Stilianos, in Port Harcourt on January 1, 2005. Daniel Oliseh, President and CEO of oil service company Danglobe Consortium Limited - a Nigerian oil service company with offices in Dallas, Tampa, and Atlanta - noted the death appears to have been the result of a hit-and-run incident, and not related to operations of any energy firm. He denied reports that Stilianos was his employee, but said Stilianos had been in negotiations with the firm for workshop space. BROWNE