Crude Oil Theft

October 02, (THEWILL) - At least 17 persons including a pregnant woman, have been reported killed, following a pipeline explosion on Sunday, at an illegal crude oil refining site at Rumucholu village in the Ibaa community of Emoha local...

September 17, (THEWILL) - The controversy surrounding the renewal of the $1.3 billion pipeline surveillance contract took a new turn at the weekend with major ex-militant leaders across the Niger Delta region accusing former militant leader, High Chief...

September 03, (THEWILL) - Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has lamented the lack of commitment coupled with the political will of President Tinubu's Government to expose, arrest, prosecute and jail military officers implicated in the...

September 03, (THEWILL) - Alongside corruption, crude oil theft has undermined Nigeria’s socio-economic growth for much of the country’s existence as a nation. Though corruption took root much earlier, oil theft became really entrenched during the military dictatorships of...

August 27, (THEWILL) - Crude oil prices started trade Friday with a gain but were set for another weekly decline as the U.S. dollar rose further and supply concerns eased, Oil Price.com reports. Brent crude was trading at over $83.88...

August 16, (THEWILL) - Men of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder have arrested a Marine Vessel, MV Cecilia, laden with about 350,000 litres of suspected Stolen diesel in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Commander, Operation Delta Safe, (OPDS), Real Admiral...

August 15, (THEWILL) - A Majestic Rig belonging to Depthwize Nigeria Limited has collapsed with 96 crew members on board. THEWILL reports that the incident happened on Tuesday morning near Ovhor in Delta State. Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy,...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said the global momentum and impact of the energy transition have made it mandatory for players in the oil and gas sector bring in innovative measures to mitigate the effect of energy...

August 08, (THEWILL) - The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has destroyed boats carrying stolen crude oil in the Niger Delta. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, NAF Director of Public Relations, in a statement, said the operation was...

August 07, (THEWILL) - Leading Civil Rights Advocacy body, Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA), has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take a transparent, accountable and open stand against crude oil thieves. Besides, the Rights group has asked...