Tag: oil theft
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Oil Pirates Are Dangerously Close To U.S. Waters
By Felicity Bradstock Piracy is an age-old problem in the energy industry, often seen in West Africa and other regions of the world. However, following the rise of the phenomenon […]
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Oil suspects handed over
Sampson Itode The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Tuesday said it has commenced interrogation and investigation of 11 suspected oil bunkerers arrested in Rivers State […]
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Seven Persons Board and Steal Oil Drums From OSV at Kakinada Anchorage in India
February 28, 04:00 LT: While at North Anchorage Kakinada in India (16° 58.08’ N, 82° 18.91’ E), seven persons in a dinghy boat approached and boarded the offshore supply vessel […]
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11 Crew Arrested and Vessel Seized In Suspected Oil Theft Case Near Bonny, Nigeria
February 10, 18:15 LT: A vessel, the MT PREYE 1, has been seized and her 11 crew arrested on suspicion of involvement in crude oil theft by the Nigerian Navy […]
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Nigerian Navy Arrested 33 Suspected Oil Thieves, Seized Four-Five Vessels in Delta, Over Past Month
February 24: The Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS Delta), Warri, within three weeks, have arrested 33 suspected oil thieves in different operations around Escravos offshore in Warri Southwest Local Government area […]
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Nigeria Lost N4.57tn Revenue to Crude Oil Theft In 4 Years
February 12: Nigeria lost a approximately N4.57 trillion to oil theft activities in the four years between 2015 and 2018, according to estimates by the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC). […]
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Nigerian Navy Monitors Pipelines Using UAVs (Drones)
November 15: The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Thursday said drones [unmanned aerial vehicles; UAVs] and helicopters have been deployed for surveillance of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines from Atlas […]
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Niger Delta Estimated to Have Lost $1.35bn To Oil Theft in First Quarter
November 05: Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has said that the Niger Delta region lost about 22 million barrels of crude oil, estimated at $1.35 billion to oil theft in […]
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7 Suspected Security Personnel Impersonators Amongst 23 Suspected Oil Thieves Arrested in Last Month in Rivers, Nigeria
October 18: The Nigerian Navy on Friday [October 18] said it arrested seven alleged impostors parading themselves as security personnel in Port Harcourt the day before. Cdr. Murtala Rogo, Base Operations […]
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Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers
April 30: From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, one Nigerian government agency hopes it can use new technology […]