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NNPCL Uncovers 83 Unlawful Refineries In Niger Delta
The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPCL) says it has prior to now one week uncovered no fewer than 83 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta.
The NNPCL disclosed this on its X deal with on Tuesday, as a part of its battle on crude oil theft, saying 15 unlawful pipeline connections have been additionally found throughout the similar interval.
“Prior to now week, 15 unlawful pipeline connections and 83 unlawful refineries have been uncovered within the Niger Delta,” the NNPCL stated.
In response to a video shared with the publish, it was disclosed that between January 6 and 12, a complete of 211 incidents of oil theft and vandalism have been reported
The NNPCL additionally stated 15 unlawful pipeline connections have been additionally found throughout the similar interval.
NNPCL in a documentary shared on X, acknowledged that between January 6 and 12, 2023, a complete of 211 incidents of oil theft and vandalism have been reported.
It stated 15 unlawful pipeline connections have been additionally found throughout the similar interval.
NNPCL in a documentary shared on X, acknowledged that between January 6 and 12, 2023, a complete of 211 incidents of oil theft and vandalism have been reported.
It additionally stated that it inspected an unlawful crude oil vessel loaded with hundreds of metric tonnes of crude, including that the 23 crew onboard the vessel have been arrested.
It disclosed this in a publish on its official X deal with on Monday night time, noting that the transfer was a part of efforts by the corporate and its companions to halt the menace of crude oil theft.
It stated, “Earlier at present, the Group CEO (Chief Government Officer) of NNPC Ltd, Mr Mele Kyari, and the Chief of Defence Employees, Basic Christopher Musa, have been in Oporoza, Warri, Delta State, to examine MT Kali, an unlawful crude oil vessel loaded with hundreds of metric tonnes of crude oil.”
It acknowledged that the vessel was intercepted by Tantita Safety Providers, a personal safety agency, in collaboration with the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, “whereas it was loading immediately from an offshore platform in Bayelsa State.”
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The nationwide oil firm added that “all 23 crew members onboard the unlawful vessel have been arrested.”
In response to NNPCL, through the inspection tour of the unlawful vessel, Basic Musa acknowledged that the army remained dedicated to working with nationwide oil agency and different authorities and personal safety businesses to halt the menace of crude oil theft within the Niger Delta.
He was quoted as saying, “We’re dedicated to stopping all acts of criminality in Nigerian waters. We’re additionally sounding a word of warning to the perpetrators of this crime that sufficient is sufficient.
“The nation is bleeding and we want all funds to develop as a nation. It’s by stopping these acts of criminality that we will obtain that dream.”
In one other publish on X, the oil agency acknowledged that it uncovered 83 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta area prior to now one week.
It stated 15 unlawful pipeline connections have been additionally found throughout the similar interval.
NNPCL in a documentary shared on X, acknowledged that between January 6 and 12, 2023, a complete of 211 incidents of oil theft and vandalism have been reported.
Recall {that a} week in the past the corporate revealed that it found 52 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta area prior to now one week.
It had additionally acknowledged that 32 unlawful pipeline connections have been uncovered, on the time the 52 unlawful refineries have been destroyed within the Niger Delta.
“Between December 30, 2023 and January 5, 2024, 157 (oil theft) incidences have been recorded from a number of incident sources, together with Nigeria Agip Oil Firm, 62 incidents; Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Restricted, 29; Maton Engineering Restricted, 18; Tantita Safety Providers, 8; Shell Petroleum Improvement Firm, 4; NNPCL Command and Management Centre, 2; and Authorities Safety Businesses, 24,” the corporate acknowledged.
It defined that previously week, the 52 unlawful refineries have been found in Abia, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states, including that the 32 unlawful connections have been uncovered in a number of elements of the Niger Delta, together with Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states.
The corporate stated unlawful connections have been additionally eliminated and repaired alongside the central hall within the Niger Delta, whereas seven unlawful storage websites have been uncovered in Akwa Ibom State, the place buried drums of crude oil have been unearthed.
