Tag: oil theft
JTF shuts illegal refineries, dismantles militant camp
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield today dismantled a militant camp in Bakassi Local Government…
Navy Arrests 8 Oil Thieves
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, said on Thursday it impounded a vessel laden with 1,300…
Pipeline ‘sabotage’ Cripples Shell’s Oil Export
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary said Monday it has been forced to defer exports of 150,000 barrels of oil…
Nigeria’s oil thieves still on rampage as shipments fall again
Nigeria’s Oil exports declined at a slower pace in the second quarter compared with the previous three months, Bloomberg quoting…
Cameroonian, 11 Nigerians arrested for oil theft
The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy on Sunday transferred a Cameroonian and 11 Nigerians suspected to be oil…
Much Ado About Oil Theft
All the cacophony about oil theft in the Niger Delta and the setting up of a panel to probe the…
Oil theft, signs amnesty not working, says PENGASSAN
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN has described recent claims by the Special Adviser to…
Kings, Security Personnel Linked with Oil theft
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Highly placed Nigerians, including traditional rulers, security personnel, youth leaders, have been fingered in the recent upsurge in…
Helicopters bought to battle oil theft, says Rivers govt
Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers-state Government has described as baseless and untrue, allegations that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi bought armoured helicopters…
Epic Oil Theft
Activities of big time oil theft syndicates, abetted by powerful political figures, tonnes of cash and military-style weapons, threaten to…
Oil Theft: No To Death Penalty
Recently, the President of the Senate, David Mark, while inaugurating the Senate Joint Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)…
How NIMASA Underdeveloped Nigerian Maritime Sector
Accusations and counter-accusations have continued over the alleged oil thefts along the nation’s coastal waters, as maritime, oil and gas…
Shell Bemoans ‘Unprecedented’ Oil Theft In Nigeria
Oil giant Shell on Monday raised alarm over “unprecedented” oil theft in Nigeria, particularly in relation to the sabotage of…
Nigeria wants world’s help to slow massive oil theft
Nigeria has appealed to foreign governments to help crack down on crude oil theft, the oil minister said Tuesday of…
Shell Shuts Pipeline Over Oil Theft
Oil giant Shell said Sunday it had shut down a pipeline in southern Nigeria due to damage from oil thieves,…