Illegal Refineries
17 Nov
Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in conjunction with other security agencies, have scaled up their operations against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta Region. The latest achievements, recorded between November 11 and 17, 2024, include the recovery of ammunition, deactivation of 46 illegal refining sites, and confiscation of over 95,000 litres of…
12 Sep
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that it destroyed wooden boats, carrying stolen crude, and 134 illegal refineries in the past week. NNPC stated that at about 2:00 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the…
17 Aug
The Federal Government has been advised to accommodate operators of the unlicenced refineries in its Amnesty Programme to stem the tide of increasing oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
15 Aug
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has announced that it uncovered and confiscated products from 63 illegal refineries in the past week. In a documentary released on Wednesday, NNPC revealed that 19 illegal pipeline connections and 63 illegal refineries were discovered in the Niger Delta during the crackdown. READ ALSO:Akwa Ibom gov’s WhatsApp account hacked,…
27 Mar
Operatives attached to the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Rivers State Command have uncovered 10 illegal refineries at Odagwa Community in Etche Local Council of the state.
7 Mar
The Nigerian Navy (NN) Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda, Ondo State, yesterday, destroyed four illegal refineries worth N20 million in Awoye Community in Ilaje Local Council of the state.
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In sustaining the fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region , the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Bonny, Rivers State, has arrested three persons and intercepted materials meant for construction of illegal refineries in the area.
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