The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff
Association of Nigeria is seeking the Nigerian government to establish a Special
Task Force to monitor Nigeria’s pipelines and guard against oil theft. The President of the association, Mr Francis
Johnson, said that the establishment of such force would ensure sound
pipeline integrity and safe transportation of crude. Mr Johnson raised the
issue at the group’s Shell Branch Triennial Delegates Conference in Port
Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. Nigeria’s loss due to crude oil theft
and pipeline vandalism is estimated to be the combined daily production of
Ghana, Gabon and Equatorial
Guinea. While decrying the activities of oil thieves, the group also wondered
why the Petroleum Industry Bill had not seen the light of day. According to
them, the non-passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill in the National Assembly
has adversely affected the level of investment in the oil and gas industry. Meanwhile,
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has explained that the PIB, which has been pending
before the National Assembly in the last seven years, requires extensive
engagements with all stakeholders to iron out all grey areas. He has also
sought military support in pipeline monitoring and said that the NNPC would
also deploy drones in the monitoring of the oil-rich nation’s pipelines.
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