21 July 2015

Nigeria Bars 113 Vessels From Lifting Its Crude Oil

President Muhammadu Buhari has boycotted 113 vessels from lifting Nigerian unrefined petroleum as a major aspect of a push to clean Nigeria's oil industry tormented by debasement, rough burglary and huge extortion.

One of the boycotted oil vessels is MV Cosgrace Lake



A notice that began from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) uncovered that President Muhammadu Buhari had guided the nation's oil company to banish 113 vessels from lifting Nigeria unrefined petroleum from 27 assigned terminals.

The update, which was marked by the NNPC's gathering overseeing chief, G.O Komolafe, guided influenced terminals to keep the vessels from lifting unrefined petroleum inside of Nigeria's regional waters until further notice.

The notice recorded 27 terminals from which the vessels are restricted to lift Nigerian rough. The terminals are Forcados, Bonny, Bonga, Sea Eagle, Qua lboe, Erha, Yoho, Usan, Bonny River Terminal, Escravos, Agbami, Pennington, Escravos LPG FSO, Escravos Gas Terminal, Antan, Okwori, Odudu, Akpo, Brass, Abo, Okono, Oyo, lma, Okoro, Ukpokiti, Tulja, and Ebok.

According to findings it was learnt that the Presidency boycotted vessels (see full rundown underneath) were embroiled in an example of extortion that brought about the duping of Nigerians. "Huge numbers of the vessels had records in Chinese, Russian or French names, and utilized these diverse dialects to shroud their unlawful lifting of Nigerian crude," said the source. He included that various authorities of previous President Goodluck Jonathan's organization, the NNPC and in addition the Ministry of Petroleum were included in encouraging the illicit lifting of Nigerian crude oil.

Mr. Komolafe's update additionally reported that the boycotted vessels would be disallowed from working inside of Nigeria's regional waters.

It was  learnt that the vessels were for the most part connected with oil bunkering and refined burglary of crude from various NNPC stacking offices.

A week ago, President Buhari sacked Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, the chief general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for undisclosed reasons. On the other hand, it was uncovered that Mr. Akpobolokemi was connected to uber-rich person Niger Delta activist, Government Ekpemupolo (otherwise known as Tompolo).

We couldn't set up whether the banning of the 113 vessels was associated with the terminating of Mr. AkpobMaritime.


 Here is a list of prohibited vessels

                        

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