The Nigerian Navy has made yet another significant progress in its sustained campaign against the theft of crude oil and illegal refining operations in the country.
The Navy explained that its operatives uncovered three suspected illegal refining sites, six reservoirs and about 99,000 liters of products suspected to be stolen crude oil and illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, in Rivers and Delta States.
According to report, the discoveries were made during separate operations by the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS SOROH and NNS DELTA on August 31, 2026.
The operations were conducted based on credible intelligence on suspected illegal petroleum activities in the affected areas.
Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Naval Information, stated in a release on Wednesday that the operatives also recovered various equipment and facilities, which were alleged to have been used for illegal refining.
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A large refining oven, storage facilities and dugout reservoirs containing suspected stolen crude oil were among the items found.
The discoveries had dealt a major blow to illegal petroleum activities especially the storage and processing infrastructure used to sustain crude oil theft and illegal refining, Folorunsho said.
“We treated the recovered products and facilities according to laid down procedures,” he said.
The Navy spokesman said the latest operation was yet another demonstration of the Nigerian Navy’s capability to sustain pressure on criminal elements across the various operational areas.
The operations, he said, would continue to deny criminal syndicates the infrastructure to indulge in crude oil theft and illegal refining activities.
