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· A new laboratory finding has revealed that samples from illegal refineries in Nigeria’s Niger Delta is of a higher quality compared to imported petrol
· According to a recent report, the United Nations Security Council estimates that Nigeria lost US$2.8 billion of revenue to oil theft in 2017
· Nigeria’s military in May this year, dismantled illegal refining sites in Niger Delta region which held 174 ovens laden with about 14,434 barrels of suspected stolen crude oil
A new laboratory finding has revealed that samples from illegal refineries in Nigeria’s Niger Delta is of a higher quality compared to imported petrol.
Illegally refined fuel from makeshift refineries hidden deep in the creeks of the Niger Delta is less polluting than the highly toxic diesel and petrol from Europe., according to the findings.
This was revealed by Energy Times in Lagos. According to a recent report, the United Nations Security Council estimates that Nigeria lost US$2.8 billion of revenue to oil theft in 2017.Nigeria’s military in May this year, dismantled illegal refining sites in Niger Delta region which held 174 ovens laden with about 14,434 barrels of suspected stolen crude oil. Nigeria presently has four conventional refineries chiefly controlled by the Federal Government under the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). However, none of these refineries operate above 60 percent of its design capacity.
