Oil theft in Nigeria is considered to be the illegal appropriation of crude or refined oil products from the pipelines of multinational oil companies...

Nigeria is the second largest oil and gas producer in Africa (after Angola). Crude oil from the Niger Delta basin comes in two types: light, and comparatively...

citing a range of issues including oil theft. In August 2014, Shell said it was finalising its interests in four Nigerian oil fields. The supply of natural...

bunkering", is estimated to cost Nigeria as much as 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Typically, when the oil theft operation is finished, the pipeline...

Filipinos in Nigeria consist largely of migrant workers in the oil industry, though those in the capital city Abuja also work in the education and medical...

prepayment. Since the oil price increases after 2004, a surge in fuel theft has occurred,[citation needed] which has included license plate thefts (when gasoline...

experienced 10 incidences of oil spills in 40 years, Nigeria recorded 9,343 cases within 10 years. The carelessness of the oil industry has also precipitated...

fastest military advance in history at the time. In 1956, oil fields were discovered in Nigeria. Since then, vandalism, oil theft and illegal, unprofessional...

enforcement at sea. Furthermore, Nigeria conducted various operations against piracy, armed sea robbery, crude oil theft, and other blue crimes such as...

politicians find themselves in a strong position of power and wealth due to their connections with the oil and gas industries in Nigeria. These gas industries...