Oil Theft

Crude oil theft: 150 cases recorded from August 26 to Sept. 1 this year — NNPCL

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday disclosed that from August 26 to September 1, 2023, there were at least 150...

10 suspected high sea pipeline vandals, oil thieves sent to prison

No fewer than 10 men, who allegedly tampered with oil pipelines belonging to NNPCL to transport petroleum products, have been remanded in prison...

Oil theft: Military, security company intercept massive Turkish vessel with150,000 barrels illegally sourced crude in Delta

The Nigerian military in partnership with Tantita Security Services Ltd says it has intercepted a massive Turkish vessel carrying 150,000 barrels of illegally...

Barge, truck laden with stolen crude, eight suspects busted in Niger Delta

In a wave of operations, a barge and truck with consignments of stolen crude oil have been intercepted in the Niger Delta. In...

Oil theft substantially curtailed by new security architecture in Niger Delta — Wunti

Upbeat by the successes being recorded in the fight against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, the Chief Investment Officer of the NNPC...

Oil theft figures: Navy did not indict NNPCL, says media report inaccurate, bundle of lies

The Nigerian Navy has described as untrue and concocted tissues of lies a report credited to it that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...

Oil theft: FG, multinationals must secure nation’s pipelines — Ikpea

Worried by the loss of billions of dollars to crude oil theft in the country, an engineering firm has asked the Federal Government...

$1bn loss to oil theft annually: NIMASA partners NNPCL to checkmate theft — DG

With Nigeria losing more than $1 billion annually to piracy on the international waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says...

Humongous crude oil theft, vandalism in Niger Delta: NNPC GCEO, Kyari, leads European Union officials, security agencies on assessment tour

As part of the on-the-spot assessment of the level of success being recorded in the ongoing war against crude oil theft and vandalism...

NNPC GMD, Kyari, seeks special court for oil theives

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, has called for a special court to try...

Oil theft has reduced Nigeria’s oil production to less than 1.5m barrels per day, says NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Malam Mele Kyari, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s inability to increase...

FG decries rising crude oil theft, says $3.27bn lost to oil thieves in 14 months

The Federal Government has expressed worry over the high rate of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. It added that the high-level...