The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that 188 incidents of oil theft were recorded in the past week.
The state-owned energy company said the incidents were recorded from August 24 to 30. In a visual report, the NNPC stated, “Between the 24th and 30th of August 2024, a total of 188 incidents of oil theft were recorded across several locations in the Niger Delta from different incident sources.” It was learnt that 89 illegal refineries were located and dismantled in one week.
According to NNPC, several illegal connections were uncovered during the week in Bayelsa, Abia and Rivers States. Illegal refineries were also destroyed in Abia and Rivers States.
The NNPC disclosed that illegal storage sites resembling pond-like reservoirs were discovered in Abia. At the same time, crude oil spills occurred in Abia, Rivers and Bayelsa as a result of illegal connections.
It was added that vandalism incidents were noted and a boat carrying metals from vandalised oil wellheads was accosted in Rivers.
