Energy Sector
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Suspected Oil Thieves Accuse Naval Officer Of Sponsorship
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command,last Friday paraded eight men suspected to be illegal oil bunckerers, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The suspects, […]
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How criminals carry out oil theft in Niger Delta – NSCDC
The corps said it impounded about 35,000 litres of adulterated AGO, also known as diesel, in its latest operation in the town. by Josiah Oluwole The Ondo State Command of […]
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Maritime security and the Cabo Delgado insurgency
Written by Justin Cronje When Mozambican insurgents known as Al-Sunna captured the port of Mocimboa da Praia in early September this year it meant the ISIS-inspired group added a maritime […]
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Insurgency Threatens Mozambique’s Offshore Gas Opportunity
By Brian Gicheru Kinyua A new maritime security threat is fast developing along the Southern African coastline with the rise of the Cabo Delgado insurgency in Northern Mozambique. Much is […]
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Oil Pirates Are Dangerously Close To U.S. Waters
By Felicity Bradstock Piracy is an age-old problem in the energy industry, often seen in West Africa and other regions of the world. However, following the rise of the phenomenon […]
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Nigerian court jails seven for oil theft
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A Nigerian court has sentenced six foreigners and one Nigerian to seven years in prison for oil theft, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
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Oil companies tighten Nigeria security as protests, job losses stoke tension
PORT HARCOURT/LAGOS: Oil companies have asked security services to tighten surveillance as violent anti-police brutality protests and the expected sacking of hundreds of workers worsen desperation in the region, industry […]
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Piracy Attacks On Oil Facilities And Vessels: An Issue The U.S. Could Soon Face
David Blackmon It has not received a lot of attention from the media or U.S. policymakers to this point, but the oil and gas business has a growing global issue […]
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Turkey extends disputed East Med gas exploration mission again
Turkey has once again extended a hydrocarbon research mission in contested waters in the Eastern Mediterranean, ignoring Greek warnings that such moves undercut efforts to resolve the dispute between the […]
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LNG carriers targeted by Gulf of Guinea pirates
by: Neil Ford As pirate attacks on LNG carriers, oil tankers and other vessels have become less common off Somalia and in the rest of the western Indian Ocean over […]
