Nigeria Pipelines Are Susceptible To Attacks
Nigeria Pipelines Are Susceptible To Attacks
The Chairman/GCEO, Oilserve Group, Engr. Emeka Okwuosa has blamed obsolete pipeline systems that lack the latest monitoring technology for the constant attacks on the crude oil pipelines across the Niger Delta region.With Nigeria’s oil export curtailed by massive pipeline vandalism and oil theft.
Engr. Okwuosa who disclosed this at the Nigeria International Pipeline Technology and Security Conference organized by the Energy and Corporate Africa and Pipelines Professionals Association of Nigeria in Abuja yesterday said most times, pipeline operators in the country have had to rely on physical presence to monitor and secure the pipelines.
The major problem is that some of these flow lines were built decades ago and they were built not with the technologies we have now. Most of them do not have a fibre optic detection system and so you have to depend on physical protection”, he added.
Dr Okuosa noted that while modern pipelines being built in the country are installed with the technology to monitor them, the older systems need to be upgraded or replaced entirely.
He said “Most of the problems we have with the crude oil pipeline delivery systems is that when we talk about crude oil theft it is not just about the trunk lines which are the major pipelines that deliver to export terminals, it is about protecting from the wellhead.
Dr Orji pointed out that oil theft and losses have become a national emergency that poses a serious threat to oil exploration and exploitation with huge negative consequences on economic growth, business prospects and profit earnings by oil companies.
Also The Speaker, of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas stressed the importance of securing the nation’s crude oil pipelines, adding that increasing oil production has become a national priority.
Hon. Abbas who was represented by the Chairman, of the House Committee on Petroleum Upstream, Hon. Alhassan Doguwa, said curbing oil theft will improve oil exports and earn the government more revenue that would lead to a reduction in budget deficits.
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