Why should we crack down on stealing oil and gas?

Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and the sixth largest oil exporter in the world. There have been many fire and explosion accidents caused by stealing pipeline oil in this country.

1998 65438+1October 18, a serious oil pipeline leak fire broke out in pawar, a town with more than 2,000 residents near Wali, a major oil town in southern Nigeria, causing 1000 deaths. The accident was caused by the rupture of an oil pipeline passing through the town, and hundreds of nearby villagers flocked to compete for the oil flowing out. At this time, a motorcycle passed by and caused a fire, which caused most oil fishermen to die in the sea of fire.

But the locals didn't learn from it. On February 20, 2000, three oil thieves were killed by an accidental fire; On March 14, 2000, at least 50 villagers were killed while robbing an oil pipeline in the south; On June 3, 2000, local youths lit four oil pipelines near Adeji village, and the police arrested the oil thieves, and an unknown number of oil thieves were burned to death. On June 20, 2000, a fire engulfed an oil pipeline near Wali, and an unknown number of villagers who robbed oil were burned to death. On July 1 1, 2000, an oil pipeline explosion occurred in Adeji village near Wali, an important oil town, which shocked the world again. At least 250 villagers who were inspecting oil at the scene died on the spot, more than 100 people were seriously injured, and another 100 people were missing. These accidents are all caused by oil thieves cutting open the oil pipeline and causing a large amount of oil leakage. The safety management of oil pipelines in Nigeria has always been a headache for the government.

In fact, the safety management of oil and gas pipelines is a prominent problem faced by all countries. So far, China has built 60,000 kilometers of oil and gas pipelines. With the aging of pipelines, the phenomenon of stealing oil and gas occurs from time to time when laying pipelines in underdeveloped areas such as rural areas, which directly threatens the safe operation of pipelines and greatly increases the maintenance cost and risk of pipelines. The news media reported that residents in some areas of China stole natural gas from pipelines and used plastic bags to backfill the writer's fuel, which brought great security risks to the local area. 65438+1At 8: 30 on August 9, 1996, a fire broke out in Xigu section of Chengguan Town, Neihuang County, Puyang-Tangyin oil pipeline in Zhongyuan Oilfield. About 200 people, nearly 30 motor tricycles and more than 60 bicycles robbed the leaked gasoline, killing 40 people and injuring 57 others. The fire has repeatedly warned people that residents along the oil and gas pipeline must take care of the pipeline, call the police in time when there is a leak, and do not rob or fish for oil. It is forbidden and cracked down on all kinds of acts of destroying the pipeline and stealing oil and gas.

The oil pipes stolen by oil thieves are directly stuck to the pipeline by means of pipe clamping and lead sealing, which will bring the danger of oil leakage and explosion at any time.

Photography Zhang Xiao Wang Jidong

The repair team can only risk their lives and block the pipeline damaged by stolen oil molecules under the pressure of spilled crude oil and pungent oil and gas.

(Reprinted from: China Petroleum News Online Edition:/GB/Vguyb/2002-09/18/content _128279.htm)