August 25, 2025MaritimeMidstreamNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageSecuritySustainabilityUpstream

NNPC CEO Ojulari says crude oil theft is a transnational crime, not a local issue

… calls for pan-African security collaboration to safeguard resources, drive growth Oredola Adeola Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has noted that crude oil theft should be recognised as a transnational organised…

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March 18, 2025EnvironmentMidstreamNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageUpstream

Explosion rocks Renaissance’s Trans Niger Pipeline in Rivers State, cause unknown

Oredola Adeola An explosion rocked a section of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) in Bodo Community, Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, late Monday night, igniting a fire that has been raging through the mangrove areas. Advisors Reports’ preliminary…

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September 27, 2024DocumentaryExtractive IndustryImpactNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageSpecial ProjectUpstream

NEITI 2022/2023 reveals over $6.049 bn, N65.9 bn in unpaid royalties, gas flare penalties as of Aug. 31, 2024

… shows over $6.071 bn, N66.4 bn in outstanding collectable revenues due to FG in oil, gas industry at of June 2024 … Nigeria records 7.68 mllion barrels of crude oil stolen, lost due to oil theft, other factors  …

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August 21, 2024DownstreamMidstreamNewsOil theftSabotage

Nigerian Navy dismantles illegal refinery in Rivers State capable of producing 2m litres of Diesel per day

… says illegal refiners use drums for refining stolen crude, gaining tactical advantage with easy dismantling   Oredola Adeola The Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER has dismantled a large-scale illegal crude oil refining site along the Ogoloma-Isaka River in Rivers State,…

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August 14, 2024MidstreamNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageUpstream

Nigeria achieves highest crude oil production in 3 years, thanks to military’s anti-theft efforts – Kyari, NNPCL GCEO

…General Musa unveils anti-crude oil theft Monitoring Team to liaise with NNPCL, stakeholders   Thelma Tokunbo Mr. Mele Kyari, Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has announced that Nigeria has reached a new peak in oil…

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June 18, 2024DistributionNewsOil theftPowerSabotageTransmission

Eid-el-Kabir: President Tinubu condemns electric cables theft, rail tracks vandalism

    …calls for mindset shift to curb economic sabotage   Oredola Adeola   President Bola Tinubu has condemned the alarming rate of theft and sabotage of Nigeria’s infrastructure, including the widespread theft of electric cables, removal of rail tracks,…

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March 12, 2024DownstreamImpactMidstreamNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageSecurityUpstream

Kyari urges EFCC to focus on crude oil theft, denies corruption allegations against NNPCL

…says many issues of corruption reported to public were either not true or recycled … NNPCL cracks down on 6,409 illegal refineries, disconnects 4,846 pipes in Niger Delta Oredola Adeola   Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum…

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March 1, 2024FinanceGasNewsOil & GasOil theftSabotageSecurityUpstream

NNPC Ltd recommends collaborative war room among upstream producers to tackle oil, gas sector challenges 

  Oredola Adeola   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has recommended increased cooperation among independent producers to tackle security, financial, technological, and other hurdles impeding the optimal growth of divested assets in the country’s oil and gas…

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February 21, 2024FinanceGasImpactOil & GasOil theftSabotageSecurityUpstream

Uncertainty, multiple taxation hinder energy security, threaten Nigeria’s prosperity- NNPC GCEO warns

Oredola Adeola Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), has identified lack of investment in the energy sector due to uncertainty in the business environment and multiple taxation as impediments to…

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February 13, 2024EnvironmentGasGreen FinanceHydrogenNewsOil theftRenewablesUpstream

Engr. Komolafe identifies mix of traditional hydrocarbon, hydrogen, others as drivers of sustainable energy future 

  Oredola Adeola   Engr Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, has hinted that the country’s potential in traditional hydrocarbon resources, green and blue hydrogen, solar, wind, biomass, and other renewable energy sources is crucial…

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