{"id":157014,"date":"2025-03-27T21:15:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T20:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T13:10:48","slug":"oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta","title":{"rendered":"Oil theft: Navy uncovers, dismantles three illegal refining sites in Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Navy has uncovered and dismantled three illicit refining sites in Oteghele, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>Personnel from the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Escravos carried out the operation on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>In a chat with newsmen on Thursday in Warri, the Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu disclosed that the operation was based on credible intelligence and led to significant seizures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe operation led to the seizure of about 2,700 litres of stolen crude oil and 2,200 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO. These were stored in two ovens, 10 dug-out pits, two drums, and 26 polythene sacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Captain Okoloagu emphasized that the Nigerian Navy remains resolute in eradicating illegal activities in the country\u2019s maritime domain, aligning with the strategic directives of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation is part of ongoing efforts to curb oil theft and boost the country\u2019s crude oil production. We will continue to carry out these operations relentlessly to protect Nigeria\u2019s economic interests,\u201d he stated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest crackdown underscores the Navy\u2019s intensified vigilance in the Niger Delta, a region long plagued by crude oil theft and environmental degradation caused by illegal refineries.<\/p>\n<p>As security forces tighten their grip on oil vandals, the success of Operation Delta Sanity II signals a strong deterrent to those engaging in illicit activities that threaten Nigeria\u2019s oil sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Navy has uncovered and dismantled three illicit refining sites in Oteghele, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State. Personnel from the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Escravos carried out the operation on March 24. In a chat with newsmen on Thursday in Warri, the Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Navy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":157013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[449,350,254,856],"class_list":["post-157014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-delta","tag-navy","tag-nigeria","tag-oil-theft"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oil theft: Navy uncovers, dismantles three illegal refining sites in Delta - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nigerian Navy has uncovered and dismantled three illicit refining sites in Oteghele, Warri South-West Local Governme ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oil theft: Navy uncovers, dismantles three illegal refining sites in Delta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Nigerian Navy has uncovered and dismantled three illicit refining sites in Oteghele, Warri South-West Local Governme ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-27T20:15:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T13:10:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1743098207.830569.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Oil theft: Navy uncovers, dismantles three illegal refining sites in Delta\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-27T20:15:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T13:10:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta\"},\"wordCount\":256,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1743098207.830569.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Delta\",\"navy\",\"Nigeria\",\"Oil theft\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oil-theft-navy-uncovers-dismantles-three-illegal-refining-sites-in-delta\",\"name\":\"Oil theft: Navy uncovers, dismantles three illegal refining sites in Delta - 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