Newcross Exploration and Manufacturing Restricted, the homeowners of MT Prestigious, a vessel detained by Niger Delta Renaissance Community, a personal safety agency, for allegedly stealing crude oil, has confirmed that the ship continues to be underneath the surveillance and shut monitoring of the Navy in Bonny.
The affirmation was contained in an replace report issued by the vessel homeowners and despatched to the Nationwide Safety Advisor, the Chief of Protection Employees, the Chief of Naval Employees and the Chief Govt Officer of NNPC Restricted.
In response to the replace report, the homeowners acknowledged that, after the go to by Operation Tantita, the IGP Unlawful Bunkering Staff to MT Prestigious on Might 2, 2024, the crew alleged that they’d acquired experiences of unlawful bunkering actions dedicated by a vessel with an IMO quantity matching that of MT Prestigious, the second mom vessel deployed in Bonny to help the Newcross EP barging operations.
A written testimony from Donna Spectre, captain of MT Prestigious who doubles because the consultant of the barging vendor, and NewcrossEP consultant, confirmed the vessel’s solely function was to convey crude to Bonny Terminal SBM3.
Consequently, a request was made to gather cargo samples for fingerprinting which can’t be granted with out the written approval of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee (NUPRC) and the presence of an unbiased laboratory.
The presence of officers of the Nigerian Navy aboard the vessels in Bonny makes the allegation by the Niger Delta Renaissance Community that the ship has been launched, baseless.
NewcrossEP, nevertheless, referred to as for the pressing intervention of NUPRC on the IGP crew to make sure that due course of is adopted, and the stoppage of their operations may be shortly resolved contemplating the crucial position they play in producing worth for the nation’s oil and fuel sector.
The exploration agency listed the monetary implications of the delay, together with suspension of greater than 100,000 barrels per day in crude oil manufacturing; suspension of fuel supply for home and export provide to companies reminiscent of NLNG; disruption of terminal operations and lifting programmes resulting from low inventory stock.
It additional acknowledged that the impacts listed above symbolize the curiosity of key stakeholders and operators that depend on the evacuation resolution provided by the vessel.