{"id":2956,"date":"2024-08-22T04:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2024-08-22T04:06:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:06:18","slug":"navy-discovers-illegal-refinery-producing-200m-litres-of-fuel-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=2956","title":{"rendered":"Navy Discovers Illegal Refinery Producing 200m Litres Of Fuel Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>Nigerian Navy<\/strong>&nbsp;has discovered and dismantled an illegal refinery along the Isaka\/Ogoloma River in Rivers State with capacity to produce over two million litres of automotive gasoline oil (AGO) daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation which was executed by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, involved the destruction of more than 500 crude oil cooking drums using a swamp buggy, following the directive of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, to eradicate oil theft and illegal refining activities in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/account.microsoft.com\/privacy\/ad-settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The illegal refinery, which had a pipeline connected to a nearby oil wellhead operated by Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, was used by suspected oil thieves to siphon crude oil for refining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The site was uncovered after extensive intelligence and surveillance efforts by the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commander of NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Nnabuchi Aniaku, said that the oil thieves employed a new tactic by using drums to refine stolen crude oil into AGO and other by-products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This method, according to him, provided an advantage due to the drums\u2019 ease of construction and dismantling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that the ongoing operation has so far destroyed over 500 drums, as well as numerous dug-out pits and ovens, all capable of producing over 2 million liters of illegally refined petroleum products daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commodore Aniaku issued a stern warning to those involved in illegal refining activities, emphasizing that the Navy remains committed to protecting the nation\u2019s critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Nigerian Navy&nbsp;has discovered and dismantled an illegal refinery along the Isaka\/Ogoloma River in Rivers State with capacity to produce over two million litres of automotive gasoline oil (AGO) daily. 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