New App to Monitor Crude Oil Theft, Vandalism In Nigeria Nigeria
of oil per day - that's billions of dollars in lost revenue, writes To combat the problem, oil authorities have launched a mobile app, Crude Theft Monitoring Applications, for reporting the incidents and rewarding whistleblowers. The mobile platform was created for members of host communities in oil-rich regions, to enable early reporting of incidents and spur immediate action from relevant security and government authorities.
During the launch, the NNPC group head Mele Kyari admitted that pipeline vandalism has become difficult to control. Kyari said that so far for 2022, Nigeria lost U.S.$1.5 billion due to the escalation of pipeline vandalism and oil theft at the Bonny Terminal in Rivers State.
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