Shell Nigeria stops 220,000 bpd Bonga after attack

ABUJA, June 19 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) has stopped production at its Bonga offshore oilfield in Nigeria, which pumps an average of around 220,000 barrels per day, after an armed attack, a spokesman said on Thursday.

"We had an attack on Bonga early this morning. We have stopped production," said Precious Okolobo, a spokesman for Shell in Nigeria. (Reporting by Nick Tattersall)