Gangs of thieves who steal fuel from Mexico’s state-owned pipelines work with such expertise and efficiency that they can make profits of up to 250,000 pesos (US $13,400) a week, according to a public security consultant. At a workshop designed to educate people about the strategies criminals use to commit the crime, Francisco Granados told […]
Image: bestdesigns/istockPhoto Addison-based Authentix will soon be helping fight the illicit refined fuels trade in Zambia. The global authentication and information services provider announced Monday that it had been chosen by The Energy Regulation Board of Zambia as its technology and services partner to combat the illicit fuels trade in the landlocked nation in southern Africa. Authentix’s program utilizes […]
TRIPOLI, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed on Monday that arrest warrants have been issued by the Attorney General against fuel smugglers in western Libya. “NOC commends the Attorney General’s decision to issue arrest warrants against more than 144 smugglers in western Libya,” NOC said in a statement. “Smuggling cost […]
admin 1 day ago DAILY INDEPENDENT Leave a comment 6 Views 34 mins ago 37 mins ago 41 mins ago Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its resolve to fight fuel smuggling through the creeks and land borders. The Service described perpetrators of act of smuggling as economic saboteurs and enemies of the country. Aminu […]
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s resolve to deal forcefully and decisively with the issue of illegal bunkering and the smuggling of petroleum products by sea into Ghana. Government, he said, is in the process of formulating policies aimed at nipping the situation in the bud once and for all. Dr. Bawumia gave […]
Guarding petroleum pipelines against theft is going high-tech in Querétaro with the deployment of a fleet of drones designed and built by students at the state’s University of Technology. The first three pipeline surveillance drones are now aiding security and Civil Protection task forces in the Corregidora municipality, located on the Guanajuato border near Apaseo […]
The practice of adulteration is nothing new and unscrupulous elements indulge in it without any fear of the legal implications. There is almost no industry that is spared in this regard. Adulteration is rampant in food items, petroleum products , paints, etc. It goes unchecked as law enforcers are unable to check the practice. The […]
In a major bid to frontally tackle the menace of cross-border fuel smuggling, Nigeria and the neighbouring Niger Republic plan to build an oil refinery. Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum resources, led a Nigerian government delegation to Niamey, the Nigerien capital, on Wednesday to discuss a firm agreement for the design and construction of the […]
The market for gasoline and other fuels is now open to competition, but some gas stations in the state of Guanajuato operate within a closed market of their own by selling stolen fuel. Reports that at least 50 stations were selling fuel supplied by huachicoleros, or fuel thieves, surfaced in October. At the time, state Interior Secretary […]
MEXICO CITY (Bloomberg) –With its money-losing refineries producing the least fuel in 27 years and only a handful of private partnerships announced since Mexico’s energy reforms, sealing a $2.6 billion venture with Mitsui & Co. will come as a relief to Petroleos Mexicanos. Pemex is a few months away from closing an agreement for the […]