Tag: Gulf of Guinea

  • Nigerian Navy dared to name oil thieves

    Call to name those responsible for wide scale problem. Ijaw Youths Dare Naval Chief to Name Those Involved in Oil Theft By Segun James The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has […]

  • Nigeria oil theft soars

    Cost to the economy runs into billions of dollars each year. Nigeria oil theft at highest level in years Nigeria is facing its worst oil crisis in years as the […]

  • The future of marsec studies

    Rapidly growing area of analysis and research.  The Future of Maritime Security Studies As part of the Fourth Global International Studies Conference held in Frankfurt (Germany) 6-9 August 2014, a […]

  • NATO at sea: deeper role for alliance

    Summit offers opportunity for strategies to develop. NATO at sea: deeper role for alliance in maritime security By Christian Bueger As NATO meets in Wales, the public’s attention is bound to be […]

  • Navy Accuses IOCs of Aiding Oil Theft

    Threatens to name and shame culprits Navy Accuses IOCs of Aiding Oil Theft By Senator Iroegbu The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has accused International Oil […]

  • Piracy: Living Down the Food Chain

    Worrying feedback from the NATO conference. Piracy: Living Down the Food Chain Op-Ed by John Guy Most people in shipping have long suspected it but it was interesting to hear […]

  • Challenging Myths of Pirate Violence

    Examining the facts behind the figures. Challenging Myths of Pirate Violence By Dirk Steffen “In the last five years, pirates have killed at least 411 fishermen and wounded at least […]

  • Pirates attack product tanker

    Pirates/robbers attack drifting product tanker.  Pirates attack product tanker off Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Armed pirates robbed an petroleum products tanker near Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan, a maritime agency […]

  • NNPC, Navy partner to check oil theft

    Oil theft, piracy cost Nigeria an estimated $25 billion in 2013. NNPC, Navy partner to check oil theft BY OKECHUKWU NNODIM he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and the Nigerian Navy […]

  • Nigeria: $25b lost to oil theft, piracy

    Huge scale of crime apparent.  Nigeria loses $25b yearly to oil theft, sea piracy Posted by: Oluwakemi Dauda The Federal Government loses about $25 billion yearly to oil theft, sea […]