179 oil theft incidents uncovered in a single week – NNPCL

The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted says it uncovered 179 incidents of crude oil theft prior to now week.

The corporate affirmed that the conflict on crude oil theft and vandalism rages on as industrywide safety collaboration continues to safeguard hydrocarbon infrastructure.

A video launched by the NNPC exhibits the incidents recorded between January 11 and 17 throughout the Niger Delta area, with 29 unlawful pipeline connections and 55 unlawful refineries reportedly uncovered inside the interval.

“Between the eleventh and seventeenth of January 2025, a complete of 179 incidents had been recorded throughout the Niger Delta area, because of the coordinated efforts of NNPC Restricted’s Command and Management Centre, Tantita Safety Company, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Restricted, Maton Engineering Nigeria Restricted, Shell Petroleum Growth Firm Restricted Nigeria, Liquefied Pure Gasoline, Oando PLC, and authorities safety businesses,” the NNPC acknowledged.

The state-owned power agency disclosed that safety forces in Bayelsa and Abia States uncovered unlawful pipeline connections and swiftly carried out repairs on them.

It defined that the crackdown continued as safety operatives dismantled unlawful refineries producing black-market petroleum merchandise in Rivers and Abia States.

It was stated that the week additionally revealed hidden storage websites used for unlawful actions in Rivers and different areas in Abia.

“Safety forces uncovered and destroyed these websites. Sadly, acts of sabotage led to a number of oil spills through the week, together with a vandalised condensate pipeline and broken wellheads in Rivers,” it was acknowledged.

On the street, safety groups reportedly intercepted and seized automobiles loaded with stolen crude oil in Rivers, Bayelsa, and Abia, whereas wood fibre boats full of stolen crude oil had been confiscated on the waterways.

The corporate famous that the incidents spanned varied corridors: 90 within the Central Hall, 70 within the Jap Hall, 5 within the Western Hall, and 14 in Deep Blue Water.

A complete of 30 suspects had been stated to have been arrested and handed over to authorities safety businesses for additional investigation.

The NNPC stated its resolve stays unshaken, and the struggle towards crude oil theft will proceed till the menace is eradicated.

The PidomNigeria experiences that 128 unlawful refineries have been found within the first two weeks of the yr.

Between January 4 and 10, 53 unlawful pipeline connections and 73 unlawful refineries had been uncovered within the Niger Delta.

Oil theft has been repeatedly blamed for the nation’s lack of ability to satisfy its yearly oil manufacturing targets.