Tag: Oil Theft

Soldiers thwart oil theft attempts worth over N8bn

Aminu Imam

‘Operation Delta Safe’, of the Nigerian Armed Forces,  have thwarted oil theft attempts valued at over N8 billion, resulting in the recovery of millions of litres of stolen crude oil and illegally refined petroleum products. According to reports presented by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, during a press briefing in Abuja, a total of 1,289,945 litres of stolen crude oil, 399,360 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), 4,100 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), and 39,150 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) were seized during…

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Crude Oil Theft: Admiral urges Tinubu to blow up vessels, crew members

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has been advised by a retired Navy Admiral to blow-up vessels with stolen crude oil along with their crew members. The Admiral, who manned the maritime sector and witnessed the impunity with which crude oil thieves operated, said: “Direct the military to blow up any ship used in stealing our crude oil, sink the ship with its crew, do so two or three times, and see if crude oil theft will not be a thing of the past in Nigeria,”. According to him, his suggestion was backed…

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Crude oil Theft: Arewa Group urges probe of Naval Chief

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A group, Arewa Intelligentia Caucus (AIC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate the Nigerian Navy under its present Chief, Admiral Ogalla, over allegations of crude oil theft, economic sabotage, and promotion of insecurity in the country’s waterways. A statement issued by its president, Abubakar Ciroma, and Publicity Secretary, Nasir Adamu, said the allegation made by another group, Oodua Integrity Network, should not be discarded. The group recalled that the Federal Government had contracted the surveillance and protection of oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region to private security companies…

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Crude Oil Theft: How some military men collude with oil barons

Aminu Imam

Following the alarm raised by Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, (NNPCL(, Mele Kyari, last Friday, that the authorities had discovered over 4,800 illegal connections on the national crude oil pipelines, those familiar with the operations have accused some highly-placed oil bunkerers were colluding with crooked security officials to frustrate the country’s oil production. This is happening in spite of the surveillance on the pipelines by the lead security agency of the nation’s coastal territory, the Nigerian Navy, Navy, Nigerian Army, Nigeria Security and Civil…

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Crude Oil theft: “There’s calamity in Niger Delta” – Mele Kyari

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The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has described oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region as a calamity. The NNPCL CEO, who stated this in Abuja on Friday, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Appropriation, said that there were over 4,800 illegal connections on crude oil pipelines in the area and warned that this could frustrate the projections of the Federal Government. Kyari pointed out that the daily oil production would depend greatly on the security situation…

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Navy arrests vessel with stolen crude, fingers Tompolo’s Tantita security outfit

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The Nigerian Navy has said its personnel arrested a 77-metre-long Motor Tanker Vinnalaris 1 Lagos, engaged in illegal crude oil shipping. According to the Navy, on Thursday, the vessel had 17 crew members onboard at the time of arrest caught engaging in illegal siphoning of crude oil from one of the well heads at EBESAN oil field about seven nautical miles off the coast of Awoye riverine community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. A statement by the Navy’s spokesperson, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said the arrest of the vessel…

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‘Crude Oil Theft: Private security operators save Nigeria $43.2m daily’ – Private Contractor, Tantita

Aminu Imam

The activities of private security operators in combating crude oil theft in Nigeria is estimated to save Nigeria over $43.2million daily. One of the private security contractors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited, Tantita, made this disclosure while speaking at the maiden edition of Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria, (MARAN) Annual Lecture, in Lagos, on Wednesday. Speaking at the conference, the Executive Director, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, highlighted the crucial roles of private security operators even as he noted that dealers in crude oil…

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Nigeria records 226 crude oil theft in one week – NNPC

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has recorded 226 crude oil theft incidents during a single week, from November 18 to 24, highlighting the urgent need for stricter enforcement and protection of Nigeria’s energy resources in our waters. The state-owned oil company made this known on its official Twitter (X) account yesterday. According to the NNPC, this widespread illicit activity spanned various oil-producing states. Abia and Rivers states bore the brunt of illegal connections, accounting for 39 cases. Oil theft and losses in Nigeria between 2009 and 2020 stand…

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Oil theft costs Nigeria N4.3tr in five years – NEITI 

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The Federal Government has revealed that over N4.3 trillion worth of crude oil was lost to oil theft in 7,143 pipeline vandalism cases within five years. This startling figure was disclosed at the Nigeria International Pipeline Technology and Security Conference in Abuja, highlighting the severe impact of oil theft on the nation’s economy. In a presentation at the conference, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), a government agency, painted a grim picture of the oil theft situation, labelling it a “national emergency”. NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Ogbonnaya Orji, emphasised the…

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N16.25tr lost to crude oil theft; $74.386bn spent on fuel subsidy – NEITI

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Executive Secretary/CEO of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ogbonnaya Orji, has said Nigeria lost over N16.25 trillion due to oil theft in the country. Orji, in a report to the Chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts (PAC), Bamidele Salam, during an interactive session in Abuja, also claimed that $74.386 billion was spent on fuel subsidy by successive administrations since 2011. According to him, the Agency has compiled the actual amount paid as subsidy on a yearly basis. Orji claimed that the compilation was based on data collated and signed-off…

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