Nigeria Bars 113 Vessels From Lifting Its Crude Oil

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUL 19, 2015

A memo that originated from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed the country’s oil corporation to bar 113 vessels from lifting Nigeria crude oil from 27 designated terminals.

The memo, which was signed by the NNPC’s group managing director, G.O Komolafe, directed affected terminals to prevent the vessels from lifting crude oil within Nigeria’s territorial waters until further notice.

The memo listed 27 terminals from which the vessels are prohibited to lift Nigerian crude. 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.

A source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that the blacklisted vessels (see full list below) were implicated in a pattern of fraud that resulted in the shortchanging of Nigerians. “Many of the vessels had documents in Chinese, Russian or French names, and used these different languages to hide their illicit lifting of Nigerian crude,” said the source. He added that numerous officials of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, the NNPC as well as the Ministry of Petroleum were involved in facilitating the illegal lifting of Nigerian crude.

Mr. Komolafe’s memo also announced that the blacklisted vessels would be prohibited from operating within Nigeria’s territorial waters.

Sahara reporters learnt that the vessels were mostly linked with oil bunkering and sophisticated theft of crude from numerous NNPC loading facilities.

Last week, President Buhari sacked Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, the director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for undisclosed reasons. However, an investigation by SaharaReporters revealed that Mr. Akpobolokemi was linked to billionaire Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo).

We could not establish whether the banning of the 113 vessels was connected to the firing of Mr. Akpobolokemi.



http://saharareporters.com/2015/07/19/nigeria-bars-113-vessels-lifting-its-crude-oil

This is a nice move nyc my president. At least it will help curb all these stealings that have cropped into the economy of my one and only country

sahara again? I give up believing this ****

brooklyn49:
sahara again?
I give up believing this ****

Seconded...

Sharareporter has lost focus since 1960!I don't believe any news from shara reporters anymore!another reporter pls

Gud development by mr president.may ur day b long.but pls make ur journey shap shap and dnt 4get 2 hail president osama 4 mi

Freemanan:
Seconded...

baba, anytime I c their name fear dey catch me o

brooklyn49:

baba, anytime I c their name fear dey catch me o

Lol... Same here

Good . Change has come no more chance for stealing and corruption again according the clueless one. Waiting for the wailing wailers to come and say their trash in support of corrupt swine business men !!!

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay

I am realllyyyyyyy loving this NEW Nigeria.....no more business as usual.

A brand NEW Nigeria is here..... We will support you till the end, our dear President Buhari..





'Time up for the thieves'

The owners of these vessels are likely senior wailing goats( with decoy foreign fronts) who never thought a day like this will dawn...

God will bless & assist PMB on the 9ja rescue mission, only God knows where we'll be if "their hero" hadn't been booted out of office.

Anyone that alleges persecution when the hammer drops on their "blodas" will have their lives managed & left the same way PDP did for and after 16 yrs of sky high crude oil prices ..

ERODEDEAST:
Except for settling dues & maritime fees,cos before any Vessel can load in any of Terminals the anticipated vessels marine name/capacity would have been faxed to the OC terminal/ the Host Company/Napims/DPR. So tell me how you can load any vessel Illegally from any terminal its , But from other sources its possible. Some Jan.ja weeds will flood this thread with thrash like Baba is working.
Mteeew

Eroded brain.

Sai Buhari

1.At least traffic would reduce on the waterways.

2. Next is to block all PDP branded cars and officials from federal roads. PDP is a useless opposition party.

3. President M. Buhari: cleansing and purifying the waterways of evil, corruption and abuse since July 2015AD.

4. Click like if you think that the President should probe and prosecute those vessels and their owners both home and abroad.

cc: lalasticlala

Beans Brain we talking about. must you comment? you have no knowledge of what is talked about. Shioor [s]

Beanscake:

Eroded brain.

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Kk

Hoe-kay

Good !..
Enough of illegal activities in this country !

ahsekeena:
Doesn't affect common man. So I don't curr

all this small small pikin. Sef

nice one

ERODEDEAST:
Except for settling dues & maritime fees,cos before any Vessel can load in any of Terminals the anticipated vessels marine name/capacity would have been faxed to the OC terminal/ the Host Company/Napims/DPR. So tell me how you can load any vessel Illegally from any terminal its , But from other sources its possible. Some Jan.ja weeds will flood this thread with thrash like Baba is working.
Mteeew

*in asa's voice* Mr wailer
.
Mr wailer

Buhari systematically cleansing the system of the accumulated rot of 16 years. It is gonna be a hard battle but I believe the president will succeed in the end.

Here's a man, a President, taking proactive steps to curb wanton stealing of our common patrimony instead of lifting his hands up resignation, blaming refineries abroad for oil theft like someone did in an interview with Amanpour.

May God bless and strengthen you Mr President (GCFR).

Doesn't affect common man. So I don't curr

Here we go, are we suppose to build a fence and keep the thief out when we can catch and beat the thief.

Ok

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Buhari.May God bless you.
we are Seeing God work through you.May you not choose ministers that will Bring down your good intentions ??