PIPELINE VANDALIZATION – A TIME BOMB IN OUR COMMUNITIES

PRESENTED

BY

OKOKON NESSUA UBONGCOHSE/MSC/OHS/2012/039

CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

OBJECTIVE

To create an awareness of pipeline vandalisation

OUTLINEIntroductionPipeline vandalisationAdverse effects of vandalisationRecommendationConclusion

INTRODUCTION The oil industry is centralized mainly within the Niger

Delta and eastern part of Nigeria(major source of revenue).

Pipeline and Product Marketing Company Ltd was established in 1988 (efficient , safe and minimal operating cost for transportation).

To enhance distribution of crude oil products, a grid of oil pipeline network was constructed(over 5001 km).Multi-product pipelines (4315 km)Crude oil pipelines(666 km)

PIPELINE NETWORKING IN NIGERIA

Over 75% of the pipelines have been vandalized and are not currently in use(Kupolokun,2006)

PIPELINE VANDALISATION• What is Pipeline vandalisation?

It is an illegal and intentional act carried out, to damage pipelines, to syphon and to disrupt the flow of crude oil products.

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PIPELINE VANDALISATION CONT’

• 9 million US dollars assets have been unused due to pipeline vandalisation (The Eagle,2013)

• N105 billion lost annually(The Eagle,2013)• N160 billion lost from 2009 to 2012(The Guardian,2013)

PIPELINE VANDALISATION CONT’• Nigeria’s 2.6 billion barrels of crude oil produced in a day is

under threat due to pipeline vandalisation and theft of crude oil products.

PIPELINE VANDALISATION CONT’Crude oil product theft (financial loss) for 2011- 2012

Source : (www.ipaidaribenaija.com/news/nnpc, 27 June,2013)

YEAR CRUDE OIL THEFT

REFINED PRODUCT

THEFT

TOTALTHEFT

2011 N 90 Billion N 10 Billion N 100 Billion2012 N 42 Billion N 20 Billion N 62 Billion

EFFECTS OF VANDALISATIONEconomic

Unsafe to pump productsDowntime in supply and scarcity of productsAdulteration of productsLoss of resources (N 8 billion for repairs from 2011-2012)Destroys Economic crops

Human/SocietalLoss of livesPuts pressure on the family systemMakes people liabilities

EnvironmentalDestroys arable land and marine lifeLong environmental impact from spillsHealth issues (Physical and Mental)

GLIMPSE OF PIPELINE VANDALISATION

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT

HUMAN EFFECT

ECONOMIC EFFECT

RECOMMENDATIONS Enlightenment programs in our communities

Better monitoring of our pipeline (aerial surveillance ,motorized patrols by security and community involvement).

Report suspected vandals and damaged pipelines to enforcement agents.

Need to establish a special court to handle oil theft(speedy prosecution)

Security documentation and registration of all transport tankers and vessels.

CONCLUSION Contributes to poverty, environmental degradation, societal

dislocation and crises in our communities.

Government should encourage and create awareness of the safety, security and economic implications of pipeline vandalisation.

Community policing should be adopted.

A strong law for prohibiting vandalisation should be put in place

Pipeline vandalisation is a national problem, which we must all join hands to eradicate.

It is a Time Bomb that ceases to claim victims

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

PIPELINE VANDALISATION DEATH TOLL

Source: International Safety Security