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Oil theft: Nigeria releases seized Norwegian oil tanker after plea bargain

The Nigerian Navy on Sunday, May 28, 2023, returned a Norwegian-registered vessel, MT Heroic Idun, caught attempting to steal Nigeria’s crude oil in August...

Michael Simire - May 28, 2023

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Group takes Nigerian govt to ECOWAS court over illegal pipelines, oil theft

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government of Nigeria over “the failure to probe the operations of...

Michael Simire - November 27, 2022

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Nigeria loses 400,000 barrels daily to oil theft – Sylva

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Timipre Sylva, has said that the country loses 400,000 barrels of crude daily via oil theft. Sylva...

Michael Simire - August 8, 2022

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Oil theft: Shell to deploy drones to monitor pipelines, wellheads

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has signed a contract to acquire drones to monitor its pipelines and wellheads in the Niger Delta. SPDC’s General...

Michael Simire - August 2, 2022

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ERA/FoEN lauds Rivers’ actions against oil theft, soot pollution

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the current action by the Rivers State Government to address the vexed issues...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2022

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Bayelsa tasks youths on war against oil theft, illegal refining

The Bayelsa State Government has called on youths to support the fight against oil bunkering, illegal refining and other unwholesome activities that impact negatively...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2021

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