Tag: oil theft
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Tompolo “obtains” comprehensive list of security officials behind Nigeria’s oil theft
Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, whose contract is to provide intelligence that could stop oil theft, has obtained a comprehensive list of security officials behind oil theft in Nigeria. He strongly accused the security agencies of being behind the stealing of Nigeria’s crude oil. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission put the…
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Military arrests 210 suspects for oil theft in Niger Delta
No fewer than 210 persons have been arrested in the Niger Delta for crude oil theft following intelligence gathering and military operations carried out in the region. This piece of information was made available to newsmen by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Abuja on Friday.
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PENGASSAN accuses Military, Police, others of oil theft
The President of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Festus Osifo, has hinted that the heads of the Nigerian Military, Police and other security agencies collude to steal crude oil in the Niger Delta.
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Gas leak in Sangama Community caused by suspected oil thieves, NUPRC report reveals
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said its report after investigating the reported gas leak in Sangama Community of Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State revealed that it was caused by suspected vandals and thieves. This is contained in a press statement signed by the commission’s executive, Gbenga Komolafe, a copy of…
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Oil theft: NSCDC arrests 501 suspected oil thieves in eight months, destroys 71 illegal refineries
In line with tackling oil theft in the country, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 501 suspected pipeline vandals and oil thieves, alongside destroyed 71 illegal refineries. This was disclosed by NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, at the inauguration of 93 operational vehicles for the corps by Interior Mianister Rauf Aregbesola,…
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Oil theft is high-tech fraud needing high-tech Solutions – Esele, Former PENGASSAN Boss
A former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria PENGASSAN, Comrade Peter Esele, has dropped a hint on how the government can eliminate the unabated crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. Esele, who is a former president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said one effective approach is…
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Oil theft: EU, NNPC officials, JTF visit illegal refining sites
The European Union, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) and the Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Delta Safe, on Friday visited an illegal refining site in Rivers, to inspect the impacts on the environment. The refinery, already destroyed by the JTF is located in Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state. The visit…
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Oil theft: Navy arrests 13 Nigerians, impounds vessel
The Nigerian Navy has arrested a vessel named ”Motor Tanker Harbor Spirit” and 13 Nigerians on board conveying a fortified and auctioned crude oil from MV KOME XVIII with a forged document. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan in Abuja.
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Huawei develops technology to tackle oil theft in Nigeria
Chinese technology company, Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said it had developed an intelligent pipeline monitoring system to help tackle crude oil theft in Nigeria.
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Okowa seeks legislative backings to contain crude oil theft
Okowa seeks legislative backings to contain crude oil theft