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Nigerian Oil Export Terminal Had Theft Line into Sea for 9 Years

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) says it has uncovered an illegal oil connection from Forcados Terminal that operated for nine years.

The Forcados terminal is operated by Shell. 

Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, says a four-kilometre illegal oil connection line from the terminal into the sea, which had been in operation for nine years, was detected during a clampdown. "Oil theft in the country has been going on for over 22 years but the dimension and rate it assumed in recent times is unprecedented," Kyari added.

Nigeria has seen increased oil theft in recent years. The NNPC disclosed that the country is losing 200,000 barrels of crude oil a day because of theft and vandalism.

In a bid to put a stop to crude oil theft in Nigeria, authorities launched a mobile app, Crude Theft Monitoring Applications, in August 2022. The app allows for the reporting of incidents and rewarding whistleblowers. The mobile platform was created for members of host communities in oil-rich regions, to enable early reporting of incidents and spur immediate action from relevant security and government authorities.

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