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Marketers Moves To Flush Out Oil Bunkering in N’Delta

POSTED ON June 8, 2024 •   BUSINESS      BY Benedicta Bassey
Oil Bunkering activities/ Photo credit: conservationsng

*Inaugurate Taskforce against bunkering, adulteration products, artificial scarcity

The Association of Nigeria Refineries Petroleum Marketers has unveiled taskforce to kick against activities of oil bunkering, adulteration products, artificial scarcity and all forms of illegalities in the sector.

The Niger Delta Operations Controller, Dr Eldson Nwadiaro while inaugurating the task force in Asaba said, the associate has reiterated commitment to flush out all forms of illegalities in the petroleum sector in Niger Delta region.

According to him, “Today is for the inauguration of taskforce on bunkering, adulteration of petroleum products, dubious middlemen, artificial scarcity and all forms of illegalities in the sector.

“We have chairmen in the nine states of the Niger Delta, who will carry out this mandate in their respective states. We have local government coordinators.

“We are no to the dubious middle men in the oil sector, no to artificial scarcity which is usually caused by activities of middle men, no to adulteration of petroleum products, no to bunkering and all forms of illegalities in the oil sector.

“We are trying to put a stop to these illegalities in oil sector. We are federal taskforce on this and we have legal backing. We will work with security agencies to ensure smooth operation,” Nwadiaro stated.

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