Italy Seizes Diesel Smuggled from Libya

• Sunday, 5th November 2017
• by Editorial Team

Italy seized a smuggling vessel sailing from Libya bearing 100 tons of diesel, indicating that fuel smuggling from Libya continues despite previous efforts by the Italian government to arrest smugglers, Reuters report...

Italy Cracks Down on Libyan Oil Smugglers

• Thursday, 19th October 2017
• by Editorial Team

Italian police arrested six individuals suspected of smuggling oil into the country from Libya, Reuters reports. Arrest warrants have been issued for three others. Authorities believe that the smuggling ring sold at l...

Libya Seizes Tanker, Suspects Crew of Smuggling

• Tuesday, 29th August 2017
• by Editorial Team

The Libyan navy detained an oil tanker on suspicions of smuggling, Reuters reports. The Liberian-flagged tanker and its Filipino crew were detained on August 27th off the Abu Kamash coast west of Tripoli. The crew mem...

Libya Intercepts Suspected Smuggling Tanker Heading To Malta

• Tuesday, 16th February 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Libya’s Coast Guard has intercepted a tanker suspected of involvement in fuel smuggling operations while in waters off the country’s western region heading for Malta, Platts reported. The 900-ton, 61-meter...

Stiff Sentences for Nigerian Fuel Smugglers

• Sunday, 1st November 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that seven men have been jailed for 10 years after being arrested with nearly 1,500 tons of contraband petrol, the Business Standard reported. Th...