The Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG) has underscored the need to focus on amending critical aspects of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA 2021) to ensure security across Niger Delta, to stem oil theft. It also called for immediate ramping up…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed that between October 7 and 13, there were 205 crude oil theft incidents recorded across the Niger Delta’s oil-producing regions. The company disclosed this information during its weekly ‘Energy and You’…
The Nigeria Army on Wednesday, confirmed its cracked down on illegal refineries in Imo and Delta, with seizure of several litres of illegally refined Petroleum products. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the confirmation in a statement…
The Nigerian Navy returned a merchant tanker vessel, MV TIS IV, and a Barge Podium held for complicity in oil theft to their owners in compliance with a court judgement. The court had convicted the crew and ruled that the…
…To probe disappearance of 150,000mts of crude from burnt vessel …Nigeria’s oil output falls 5.5% to 1.249 mb/d in Q1, 2023 – OPEC The House of Representatives have initiated a move to prevent security agencies from setting ablaze vessels laden with…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has developed a regulatory framework to tackle oil theft and curb revenue loss. The Commission Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe disclosed this while speaking at a two-day National Anti-Corruption Conference organized by HEDA Resource Centre and…
The Chairman of Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty Bubapraye Dakolo, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu could end oil theft in two weeks. King Dakolo disclosed this on Wednesday in an Arise Television Interview monitored by Newsmen. He…
The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives foiled an attempt by pipeline vandals to scoop crude oil at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline at Idimu in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson…
The Nigerian Army has reacted to allegations by ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that some cabals in the military are involved in oil theft in the region. Dokubo made the claims when he visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja…
The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Adekunle-Makama Tegbosun III, has cautioned former militant leader, Asari Dokubo against demoralising the military fighting to end oil theft in the Niger Delta. The traditional ruler said in a statement issued to newsmen…
