Military urges pipeline metering, as Nigeria loses billions to oil theft

The Defence Headquarters has renewed its call for the metering of crude oil pipelines across Nigeria to combat the perennial problem of oil theft.

Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, emphasized, during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, that metering would enable accurate tracking of daily crude oil production.

“We increased surveillance over pipeline infrastructures and cooperation with oil sector stakeholders. We also pushed for pipeline metering to accurately know what the nation produces daily,” Maj Gen Buba explained.