Oil Theft: NNPCL, security agencies destroy barge loaded with stolen crude

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said it has destroyed a barge loaded with stolen crude.

The NNPCL in a statement said the barge destruction was carried out in collaboration with private security contractors and government security agencies on Saturday.

A barge refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel used to transport goods or petroleum products on waterways.