Illegal refining of crude oil

Oil: Refers to petroleum crude oil, bituminous crude oil, and petroleum products. Suppliers of LPG: Refers to oil refineries, oil importers, oil exporters, LPG been known to be running illegal gasoline or LPG stations, or to illegal private oil or  refining and “Kpo Fire” by the locals, is a local way of distilling crude oil to get diesel as refined product. It typically involves primitive illegal means in which crude  3 Sep 2018 The Case of Illegal Oil Bunkering and Violence in. Igbo-Olomu Crude Oil Theft and Illegal Refining in the Niger Delta. Delta State Oil and Gas 

Oil: Refers to petroleum crude oil, bituminous crude oil, and petroleum products. Suppliers of LPG: Refers to oil refineries, oil importers, oil exporters, LPG been known to be running illegal gasoline or LPG stations, or to illegal private oil or  refining and “Kpo Fire” by the locals, is a local way of distilling crude oil to get diesel as refined product. It typically involves primitive illegal means in which crude  3 Sep 2018 The Case of Illegal Oil Bunkering and Violence in. Igbo-Olomu Crude Oil Theft and Illegal Refining in the Niger Delta. Delta State Oil and Gas  9 Dwight Dyer, “Has Pemex Solved the Illegal Pipeline Tapping. Puzzle?” El Daily Mexico's Pemex Sees Crude Refining Up More Than 6 Percent in. 2016  14 Nov 2018 concentrations showed effect of crude oil impact on the river due to corrosion of crude oil pipelines, sabotage (illegal refining), oil production 

28 Jun 2013 An illegal refinery worker, John Sowawi, pumps water into the distilling equipment that is used to refine the stolen crude oil.

Illegal bunkering is any activity relating to the theft or sabotage of crude oil, facilities or installations in form of pipeline vandalism, fuel scooping, illegal refining,  23 Aug 2016 Crude oil is one of the basic commodities of trade that command respect in the Quantity of Stolen Oil and Number of Illegal Refineries. 21 Sep 2013 If you're going to steal oil, you'll probably want to start by booking a flight to Nigeria, environment for the large-scale theft of crude oil,” the report says (p. In “small-scale pilfering and illegal local refining,” thieves (generally  2 days ago The Singapore unit is procuring barrels for Quanzhou refinery in eastern China, operated by its parent Sinochem Group. 20 Jul 2013 Rampant, unseen oil thefts threaten the economy and environment of DIEBU, Nigeria — The first drops of crude float in the languid muddy currents “We are bleeding,” said one man working at a nearby illegal oil refinery,  22 May 2013 There, he was able to document the secret and dangerous practice of oil bunkering, where locals hack into oil pipelines, steal the crude oil, and  10 Sep 2015 Industrial-sized illegal refineries have emerged to process stolen oil Among the many reports on crude oil theft in Nigeria, two stand out.

To mitigate and eliminate environmental degradation associated with illegal refinery activities, crude oil theft and pipelines vandalism. 3. Legal Framework.

Vanguard Nigeria The attacks have culminated in the loss of commercial crude oil and by extension revenue to stakeholders, including Shell and the  To mitigate and eliminate environmental degradation associated with illegal refinery activities, crude oil theft and pipelines vandalism. 3. Legal Framework. 27 May 2019 The combination of crude oil theft, illegal refining and pipeline vandalism has become a major threat to Nigeria in meeting the Government's  Ngia Ama (4.7947° N, 6.6831° E) is within the territory of Tombiain Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State where illegal refining of crude oil took place. 2 Oct 2019 This entails exchanging crude oil for imported fuel, using selected to a proliferation of illegal small-scale artisanal refineries has—together  23 Aug 2013 Nigeria is the largest oil-producing country in Africa and the the illicit theft and refining of crude oil by locals who are drawn to illegal activity  3 Feb 2017 Listening for the engines of navy boats hunting illegal refineries in the swamps of Nigeria's Niger Delta, workers heat up crude oil in a tank next 

13 Apr 2017 Military authorities say there are hundreds of illegal refineries in the region, which process stolen crude from oil company pipelines.

18 Oct 2018 Nigeria is also part of OPEC which lists their crude oil production at 82,000 barrels per day. The value of Nigerian petroleum exports for 2017 was  6 Aug 2018 where illegal refinery activities are carried out. The soot is a result of individuals and companies illegally refining crude oil (much of which is  Crude oil theft in Nigeria has been in the media for over a decade now, and five main categories: small-scale theft and illegal local refining; large-scale illegal  

The production of crude oil is Nigeria's most important source of foreign exchange examined the social context of illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining.

refining and “Kpo Fire” by the locals, is a local way of distilling crude oil to get diesel as refined product. It typically involves primitive illegal means in which crude  3 Sep 2018 The Case of Illegal Oil Bunkering and Violence in. Igbo-Olomu Crude Oil Theft and Illegal Refining in the Niger Delta. Delta State Oil and Gas  9 Dwight Dyer, “Has Pemex Solved the Illegal Pipeline Tapping. Puzzle?” El Daily Mexico's Pemex Sees Crude Refining Up More Than 6 Percent in. 2016  14 Nov 2018 concentrations showed effect of crude oil impact on the river due to corrosion of crude oil pipelines, sabotage (illegal refining), oil production 

15 Jan 2013 Thousands of people in Nigeria engage in a practice known locally as "oil bunkering" - hacking into pipelines to steal crude then refining it or  16 Oct 2013 of crude oil are stolen and refined in the Niger Delta. This rare footage shows some of the devastation and danger that the illegal refineries  Illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining are on the rise in various communities in the Niger Delta and worsen the ecological destruction and social conflict  The stolen crude oil got from the pipelines serve as the beginning point for illegal refining. Asides the issue of quality  The illegal petrol refining industry in the Niger Delta is organized like the legitimate, applying the same basic technology – distillation. The illegal refineries do not  13 Apr 2017 Military authorities say there are hundreds of illegal refineries in the region, which process stolen crude from oil company pipelines. Illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining are on the rise in various The majority of the stolen crude oil is taken to large ocean-going tankers waiting offshore,