Oil Theft

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  'Burglars Responsible For Oil Spill': Manipur Power Firm In Police Complaint

  The oil leak from a defunct heavy fuel power plant in Manipur's Leimakhong on Wednesday happened allegedly after "incidents of theft and burglary" at the abandoned facility, according to a police complaint filed by the Manipur State Power Co. Ltd.

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  Tunnels, Plastic Pipes, Valves: How Indian Oil Was Being Robbed In Delhi

  A man was arrested by the Delhi Police within 48 hours of the Indian Oil Corporation reporting an incident of theft from the Delhi-Panipat section of its pipeline on October 4.

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  Petrol Pump Manager Attempts To Stop Oil Theft In Uttar Pradesh, Shot Dead

  A petrol pump manager was shot dead in broad daylight on Thursday when he tried to stop criminals from stealing diesel from a truck parked on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway 24.

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  Amid Surging Prices, Call For Foolproof System To Curb Fuel Theft

  Retail petroleum dealers have complained of receiving lower quantity of fuel from oil tankers which they say has risen sharply in step with surging fuel prices.

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  Oil Thieves Dig 150-Ft Tunnel To Tap Delhi Pipeline, Caught After Blast

  A 150-feet tunnel dug by a gang to siphon thousands of litres of fuel from a pipeline has been discovered in west Delhi's Dwarka. The heist that involved tapping into the India Oil Company's pipeline had been going on for some time.

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  Crowds Attack Mexico Pipelines, Steal Diesel With Buckets

  Rebellious crowds in a rural area in central Mexico are defying police and soldiers to steal diesel from illegally tapped pipelines, creating what officials call an imminent threat of tragedies like fires that have burned dozens of people at other sites in Mexico.

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  IIT Graduate Caught for Harley Davidson Heist in Hyderabad

  The man who drove off with a Harley Davidson from a showroom in Hyderabad on Tuesday is an employee of state-owned oil major ONGC and a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, the police say.

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  1 Held for Stealing Fuel From Indian Oil Corporation's Pipeline

  A man accused of stealing 12,000 litres of fuel from Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) Panipat-Bhatinda pipeline was arrested from Chander Vihar area, police said today.

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  Islamic State Group's War Chest is Growing Daily

  Islamic State militants, who once relied on wealthy Persian Gulf donors for money, have become a self-sustaining financial juggernaut, earning more than $3 million a day from oil smuggling, human trafficking, theft and extortion, according to U.S. intelligence officials and private experts.

• Pirates Free Indonesia-Bound Thai Tanker after Cargo Theft

  Pirates have released an Indonesian-bound Thai tanker after stealing its oil cargo, in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, the International Maritime Bureau said on Monday.

• Sued Reliance Industries to Protect Commercial Interest: ONGC

  State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Tuesday said its surprise move to sue Reliance Industries, for alleged "theft" of natural gas from its Bay of Bengal block, was to protect its "commercial interest".

• Three Indians Jailed for Oil Theft in Nigeria

  A court in Nigeria has sentenced three Indian nationals to 15 years in prison for oil theft.

• Nigerian Navy arrests 10 Indians for alleged oil theft

  Nigerian Navy has arrested ten Indians and two Ghanaians for alleged oil theft after it intercepted a vessel near the oil rich southern Rivers state.

• Five arrested for stealing crude oil from pipelines

  Five persons were arrested on Saturday for their alleged involvement in theft of crude oil from pipelines in Haryana, police said.

• British prince's ex-partner in court over 'painting theft'

  Koo Stark, the former girlfriend of Britain's Prince Andrew, appeared in court on Friday accused of stealing a painting from a former partner.