Nigerian oil workers who plan to completely shut down that countries ability to export oil, have been threatened with job loss. Nigerian Labor Minister Hassan Lawal says workers who participate in the nation wide strike, "not only forfeit their pay, but also lose their right to continuous employment." Nigeria is the fifth-biggest source of U.S. oil imports and exports more than 2.5 million barrels a day. The country's oil refineries are disrepair and cannot produce enough fuel to meet domestic demand, forcing the government to import oil and sell it at a loss.