Wealth in Black Africa: Dozens Dead in Nigeria After Illegal Oil Refinery Explosion – My Comments

[These Blacks have OIL! Oil makes you RICH! They have insane amounts of oil … but they live in poverty and they steal oil … in this case an illegal refinery … and then it all blows up! 37 are dead in Nigeria. But another neighbouring Black country also had an oil depot explosion. This is all just from their own silliness and laziness and nothing more. Jan]

A blast at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria resulted in the death of at least 37 people, including two pregnant women.

The incident occurred in the Ibaa community in Rivers State in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, where illegal oil refining is common. Illegal oil refining involves siphoning off crude oil from pipelines and redirecting it into tanks, generally in forests, where the crude oil is boiled at high temperatures to turn it into different petroleum products.

Crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and legal disputes over oil spills are pushing oil companies in Nigeria to sell onshore and shallow water assets in favour of deep water operations. According to Premium Times, multiple incidents of explosions and deaths have occurred at illegal crude oil refineries in Nigeria, particularly in the Niger Delta region. In April of the previous year, an explosion at an illegal refinery in Imo State resulted in casualties. Another explosion in March 2023 in Rivers State caused at least 12 deaths.

In the Benin Republic in September, illegal oil refining also resulted in several fatal accidents.

Security agents have been trying to clamp down on illegal oil refineries, but the problem persists.

Source: https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00087167.html