The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted says it has found as many as 83 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta prior to now week.
The NNPCL disclosed this on its
“Up to now week, 15 unlawful pipeline connections and 83 unlawful refineries have been found within the Niger Delta,” the NNPCL stated.
In keeping 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.
The NNPCL additionally stated that 15 unlawful pipeline connections had been found throughout the identical interval.
NNPCL, in a documentary shared on
It stated 15 unlawful pipeline connections had been additionally found throughout the identical interval.
NNPCL, in a documentary shared on
It additionally stated it had inspected an unlawful crude oil ship loaded with 1000’s of tons of crude oil, including that the 23 crew members on board the ship have been arrested.
It introduced this in a put up on its official
It stated: “Earlier in the present day, the Group CEO (Chief Govt Officer) of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari, and the Chief of Protection Workers, Common Christopher Musa, had been in Oporoza, Warri, Delta State, to examine MT Kali, an unlawful crude oil barge loaded with 1000’s of tons of crude oil.”
It said that the vessel was intercepted by Tantita Safety Companies, a personal safety agency, in collaboration with the Nigeria Safety and Civil Protection Corps, “whereas it was loading straight from an offshore platform in Bayelsa State.”
The nationwide oil firm added that “all 23 crew members on board the unlawful vessel have been arrested.”
In keeping with NNPCL, through the inspection tour of the unlawful vessel, Common Musa said that the navy remained dedicated to working with the Nationwide Oil Firm and different authorities and personal safety businesses to stem the menace of crude oil theft within the Niger Delta.
He stated: “We’re dedicated to ending all types of crime in Nigerian waters. We additionally sound a warning to the perpetrators of this crime: sufficient is sufficient.
“The nation is bleeding and we want all the cash to develop as a nation. Stopping this crime will assist us notice that dream.”
In one other put up on
It stated 15 unlawful pipeline connections had been additionally found throughout the identical interval.
NNPCL, in a documentary shared on
Recall that the corporate revealed per week in the past that it had found 52 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta prior to now week.
It was additionally said that 32 unlawful pipeline connections had been uncovered, whereas on the time the 52 unlawful refineries within the Niger Delta had been being destroyed.
“Between December 30, 2023 and January 5, 2024, 157 incidents (oil theft) had been recorded from varied incident sources together with Nigeria Agip Oil Firm, 62 incidents; Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Restricted, 29; Maton Engineering Restricted, 18; Tantita Safety Companies, 8; Shell Petroleum Improvement Firm, 4; NNPCL Command and Management Heart, 2; and Authorities Safety Businesses, 24,” the corporate stated.
It defined that previously week, the 52 unlawful refineries had been found in Abia, Imo, Rivers and Bayelsa states, including that the 32 unlawful compounds had been found in varied elements of the Niger Delta, together with Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states.
The corporate stated unlawful connections had been additionally eliminated and repaired alongside the central hall within the Niger Delta, whereas seven unlawful storage websites had been uncovered in Akwa Ibom State the place buried barrels of crude oil had been unearthed.
