The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has asked for the detention of Vessel Barumk Gas for illegally lifting Butane at Bonny River Terminal. In a letter to the Chief of Defence Staff dated 8th June 2023, signed by the Chief Executive, Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the authority accused oil giant ExxonMobil of collaborating with the vessel owners to …

The Defence Headquarters has said that troops of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have destroyed 38 illegal refining sites and apprehended 29 suspected oil thieves in the last 2 weeks. The Director of Defence Media Operation, Major General Musa Danmadami said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces. Danmadami said the …

Approximately 40 percent of the volumes credited to crude losses in the Nigerian petroleum industry are actually attributable to measurement inaccuracies and not theft as often reported, according to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe. At the Petroleum Club Quarterly Dinner over the weekend, Komolafe said that the revelation followed a forensic audit …

The Senate on Tuesday mandated the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to resume full regulatory oversight of all crude oil terminals in Nigeria. This is to curb pipeline vandalism and theft, which has resulted in Nigeria’s failure to meet its OPEC quota between January and July, this year. The major shut-in of well and fields led to lack of …

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mallam Mele has called on the international community to join Nigeria in its battle against crude oil theft. Almost 50 per cent of crude oil produced in Nigeria is lost to thieves. This has greatly reduced oil revenue due to the country. At the Nigeria International Economic Partnership …

A former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Comrade Peter Esele has said that the unabated crude oil theft in the Niger Delta could be tackled with the deployment of technology to halt the collaboration of officials, oil workers, and community members in the big business. Esele, who was also President of the Trade …