{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/navy-destroys-bonny-illegal-refinery-october-2026",
  "slug": "navy-destroys-bonny-illegal-refinery-october-2026",
  "category": "oil-gas",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-04",
  "sourceName": "Voice of Nigeria",
  "sourceUrl": "https://von.gov.ng/navy-destroys-illegal-refinery-three-storage-tanks/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Oil and Gas",
    "Petroleum",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Navy destroys illegal refining site in Bonny",
    "summary": "The Nigerian Navy says it dismantled an illegal refinery site at Promise Land Community along Nanabie Creek in Rivers State.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Site infrastructure destroyed",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Voice of Nigeria reported on 4 October that the Navy’s Forward Operating Base Bonny destroyed the facility on 2 October. It contained three large storage tanks and a cooking pot; the site was first located on 30 September."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Voice of Nigeria",
            "url": "https://von.gov.ng/navy-destroys-illegal-refinery-three-storage-tanks/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Anti-theft operation",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The Navy said the action was part of Operation DELTA SENTINEL, which targets crude-oil theft and illegal refining. The report described destruction of equipment, not an arrest or recovered crude volume."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Voice of Nigeria",
            "url": "https://von.gov.ng/navy-destroys-illegal-refinery-three-storage-tanks/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}