oil theft

For decades, Nigeria’s oil theft crisis was largely associated with remote creeks, mangrove swamps and offshore vandalism in the Niger Delta. Increasingly, however, security agencies say the trade is migrating inland-embedding itself within civilian communities, markets and transport corridors where it can operate under the cover of everyday c...

•Seafarers The Merchant Seafarers Association of USA Inc. and Nigeria has renewed calls for the establishment of a Nigerian Coast Guard, describing it as a critical reform necessary to secure the nation’s waterways and protect its maritime economy. The seafarers argued that the absence of a Coast Guard has contributed to persistent issues such...

The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to constitute a Sub-Committee from within to launch a separate investigation into the desirability or otherwise of continuing with the Molecular Power System (MPS) oil theft detection system. Chairman, Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Hon. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa disclosed this in Abuja while ad...

•A destroyed vessel A director at Tantita Security Services, Warredi Enisuoh, has given some insights on why security operatives destroy most vessels that are caught stealing Nigeria’s crude oil. Enisuoh said today that several factors contribute to the decision to destroy the vessels, reports Channels TV. “Nobody is going to be very happy abo...