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    2 Mins ReadMay 29, 2024

    NNPC Cracks Down On Oil Theft, 122 Refineries Shut, Station Sealed

    By Lanre AkiluMay 29, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has discovered a total of 122 illegal oil refining sites in the past week across the Niger Delta region.

    The NNPCL said a filling station was sealed for selling illegally refined fuel to motorists in Akwa Ibom State.

    According to a documentary released by the NNPCL on Tuesday, 65 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered and removed within the past week in Rivers and other states in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

    “310 incidents were recorded between May 18 and 24 across the Niger Delta region,” the NNPCL disclosed while reeling out its efforts in fighting oil theft and vandalism.

    Our correspondent gathered that the filling station selling illegally refined fuel was uncovered at Grey Creek in Akwa Ibom State.

    The 122 illegal refineries were spotted at Tomble II, III, IV, Umuajuloke, Rivers State as well as Oporomor III, Eduwini, and Ajatiton in Bayelsa State.

    Vandalised wellheads were reportedly discovered in Tomble IV, Rivers, and Egbema in Imo State.

    A pit filled with crude oil from a vandalised wellhead was also discovered.

    Five illegal storage sites were sighted with oil stored in sacks, pits, cans and a filling station, the energy company stated.

    Twenty vehicles, including a tanker, were seized in Delta and Imo states, while 29 boats transporting crude oil or illegally refined products were confiscated across several creeks in Bayelsa and Delta states.

    It was said that 33 suspects have been arrested in connection with the incidents.
    Recently, The NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, emphasized the need to fight insecurity in the oil and gas sector to increase production.
    According to Kyari, the nation’s crude oil production keeps dropping due to oil theft and vandalism.

    “How do you increase oil production? Remove the security challenge we have in our onshore assets. As we all know, the security challenge is real. It is not just about theft, it is about the availability of the infrastructure to deliver the volume to the market.

    “No one is going to put money into oil production when he knows the production will not get to the market. Within the last two years, we removed over 5,800 illegal connections from our pipelines. We took down over 6,000 illegal refineries. You simply cannot get people to put money until you solve that problem,” he stated.

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