The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted mentioned it has found as many as 83 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta previously week.
The NNPCL introduced this on its X-handle on Tuesday, including that 15 unlawful pipeline connections had been additionally found throughout the identical interval.
“Previously week, 15 unlawful pipeline connections and 83 unlawful refineries have been found within the Niger Delta,” the NNPCL mentioned.
In line with a video shared with the put up, it was revealed {that a} whole of 211 incidents of oil theft and vandalism had been reported between January 6 and 12.
Seven instances of vandalism had been recorded, together with a wellhead in Umuajuloke group in Rivers State.
In Owerri, an energetic nicely was mentioned to have been discovered with a number of unlawful connections.
It was additionally discovered that 9 instances of oil spills, largely attributable to vandalism, have been recorded previously week and Ogboinbiri in Bayelsa State has been devastated by oil spills.
“83 unlawful connections had been noticed in Rivers, Abia, Imo and Bayelsa states.
“In Abia, a drone footage confirmed unlawful refineries in Owaza, whereas unlawful oil connections had been found in Olodiama, Bayelsa State and Obuzor in Abia State,” the NNPCL mentioned.
5 unlawful oil warehouses had been reportedly present in Central Boma and Cocoa Camp in Bayelsa State, whereas luggage of crude oil had been present in Iba Rivers State and their contents seized.
60 picket and fiber boats had been additionally reportedly arrested in Akwa Ibom, Delta State and Rivers State.
Eight of those incidents reportedly occurred within the deep blue waters, 54 within the Western Area, 81 within the Central Area and 68 within the Jap Area.
To date, 22 suspects have been arrested in reference to the incidents, in keeping with the NPPCL.
No fewer than 157 incidents of crude oil theft had been recorded within the Niger Delta between December 30, 2023 and January 5, 2024.
NNPCL mentioned the instances had been recorded from varied incidence sources corresponding to Nigeria Agip Oil, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Restricted, Maton Engineering Restricted, Tantita Safety Providers Restricted, NNPCL Command and Management Centre, Shell Petroleum Improvement Firm and authorities safety businesses.
Though the NNPCL has emphasised that there isn’t a help in opposition to crude oil theft, it seems that oil thieves usually are not being moved.
The Federal Authorities had revealed that over N4.3 trillion value of crude oil had been stolen in 7,143 instances of pipeline vandalism inside 5 years.
