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Nigerian Govt Begins Investigation Into Crude Oil Theft

Nigerian Govt Begins Investigation Into Crude Oil Theft

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on has revealed that it has empanelled a team of experts saddled with the responsibility of carrying out a thorough audit of the activities of operators in the upstream petroleum industry in the last two years.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the moves was sparked by recent reports from various government sources indicating an unprecedented level of crude oil theft in the industry.
The primary task of the panel is to try to ascertain the actual volume of crude oil stolen by vandals and other saboteurs vis-à-vis the recent allegations by