THE Nigerian Navy says its units under the auspices of Operation Delta Sanity, successfully uncovered and destroyed 23 Illegal Refinery Sites and recovered large quantities of stolen crude oil in October.
This was contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, yesterday, in Abuja.
Adams-Aliu said the team also uncovered and destroyed 30 ovens, 26 reservoirs, 77 sacks, 19 dug out pits, 21 wooden boats, four jerry cans and two pumping machines.
According to him, large quantities of c rude oi l and AGO were successfully recovered during various operations carried out within the month.
He said the results had contributed to the increase in Nigeria’s crude oil production.
According to him, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) recently announced that Nigeria’s Crude oil production has risen to 1,8mbd in the month of October.
