The federal government has lifted a ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said yesterday.
The letter containing the reversal of an earlier ban, and which was dated September 8, said the President had approved the consideration of all incoming ships subject to a letter guaranteeing that they are free and will not be used for any illegal activity.
The federal government has lifted a ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said yesterday.
The letter containing the reversal of an earlier ban, and which was dated September 8, said the President had approved the consideration of all incoming ships subject to a letter guaranteeing that they are free and will not be used for any illegal activity.
It added that the president had directed a review of activities of all affected vessels to determine culpability in illegal operations in Nigerian territorial waters.
The NNPC had conveyed the ban on the oil tankers in July in reaction to the alleged corrupt practices recorded in the export of Nigeria’s crude.
A statement signed by Gbenga Komolafe, Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, NNPC, had stated, then, that the tankers were banned from entering Nigerian oil facilities and territorial waters.
The oil tankers were alleged to be culpable in the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and crude oil buyers to reconcile figures of crude oil shipped and what is reflected on the bill of lading.
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