NNPC bans 113 vessels from crude oil lifting in Nigeria

Abuja — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, weekend banned 113 oil tankers from lifting crude oil from Nigeria due to sharp practices recorded in the export of Nigeria’s crude.

The tankers, according to a document signed by Gbenga Komolafe, Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division, NNPC, were banned from entering Nigerian oil facilities and territorial waters.