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Home » Navy Destroys 3m Litres Capacity Illegal Refinery In Rivers

Navy Destroys 3m Litres Capacity Illegal Refinery In Rivers

by Joshua
October 17, 2023
in Maritime safety

The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, in Port Harcourt, has destroyed a three million litres capacity illegal refinery in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The illegal refinery comprising six refining camps is located within Cawthorne Channel 2 on the coast of the state.

The facility allegedly steals crude oil from a wellhead in Oil Mining Lease-18 operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited and Sahara Energy, adding that the operation was carried out by its Tactical Assault Squadron of the NNS.

The Commander, NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Desmond Igbo, who conducted newsmen around the illegal refinery on Wednesday expressed annoyance that the suspected oil thieves were steadily sabotaging the nation’s economy

Igbo further said the miscreants were also destroying the environment, saying they had installed a six-inch pipeline running over 2km from the wellhead to the three million litres capacity reservoir, which distributes crude to the six illegal refining camps.

He stated, “This is not the best way to earn a living. There are so many ways to earn a living instead of damaging the environment and also they are depriving the Federal Government of the needed revenue.”

The Commander, who supervised the disconnection of the illegal pipeline from the wellhead and the destruction of the camps, warned youths to desist from illicit activities to make quick money and embrace legitimate means of livelihood.

Igbo stated, “Here is NNPCL OML-18 oil well head that is being tapped with a six inches hose connected to the wellhead by oil thieves.

“The hose runs for about 2 kilometres from the wellhead to their reservoir and thereafter channels it to their cooking pots. This is a clear case of economic sabotage.

“My men, the Tactical Assault Squadron of Nigeria Navy Ship, Pathfinder, on our patrol in the creeks discovered the site on Tuesday and we are here to ensure that this does not continue anymore.”

Continuing, he said, “Also, this is in compliance and pursuit of the Chief of Naval Staff’s, Vice Admiral, Emmanuel Ogalla’s directives to his field commanders that we must ensure that the issue of oil theft in the Niger Delta becomes history and eradicated at least to the barest minimum.

“The capacity of the bunkering sites runs into 3 million litres if not more.”

He disclosed that modalities were ongoing to engage community stakeholders in a dialogue against oil theft.

The NNS Pathfinder boss said, “We are engaging the community stakeholders to talk to their youths from engaging in oil theft.

“When I resumed command, all the community leaders, paramount rulers, have been visited and I have also told them to call their youths to order because the oil thieves can not do this without the connivance of the youths.

“We have told them to refrain from that and look for alternative ways to earn a living.”

Igbo added, “We are yet to make any arrest because the place is an open place. So the hoodlums fled on sighting us, but we are going to trace them and trace those who are sponsoring them because they cannot come here without having big people behind them to sponsor them.

“We will put down our intelligence in action and make such we trace their sponsors.”

 


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