Oil Pirates Are Dangerously Close To U.S. Waters - OilPrice.com
Nov 26, 2020 · Slow-moving oil tankers in the region present an easy target for pirates looking for a ransom opportunity. This has become an increasingly common event in Mexico’s Bay of …
Petro-piracy: the continuing threat to oil security
Nov 15, 2024 · Petro-piracy typically affects regions with disordered or relatively unregulated oil and gas industries, reduced levels of maritime law enforcement, and geographical terrains suited to the logistics of staging attacks, such as areas with bottlenecks or island chains.
Piracy Attacks On Oil Facilities And Vessels: An Issue The U.S ... - Forbes
Nov 15, 2020 · “Piracy attacks against crude oil tankers have taken place in the Gulf of Guinea, Horn of Africa, and Malacca Strait over the last 20 years,” said Rockford Weitz, Director of Maritime Studies...
Pirates Are Holding Up Mexico’s Oil Rigs at Gunpoint - VICE
Jun 28, 2022 · Ten pirates dressed in military attire and armed with assault weapons held up a Mexican government-owned oil platform in the southern state of Campeche on June 14. …
"Pirates climbing aboard!": the cry of an oil platform worker in …
There have been dozens of armed attacks by pirates in the southern Gulf of Mexico, primarily on offshore oil rigs and vessels. Videos and audios of the attacks have begun to appear on social...
Petro-piracy: The Ongoing Threat to Oil Security
Mar 18, 2025 · Petro-piracy refers to the hijacking and illegal seizure or siphoning of oil or petroleum products from ships, pipelines, and storage facilities, with the most common targets being oil tankers.
Oil rig workers defenseless in face of pirate attacks: 'We fear for …
Aug 18, 2020 · Pirates are making things risky for oil rig workers. Working on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is not for the faint-hearted. Frequent attacks by modern day pirates on Pemex oil...
Pirates Plague Mexico’s Offshore Oil Platforms - OilPrice.com
Aug 2, 2021 · Incidents of piracy in the Mexican waters in the Gulf of Mexico have led to calls to Mexico’s Navy to increase its presence in the area where pirate attacks on vessels and oil platforms have...
Despite High Prices, Oil Piracy Is In Decline - OilPrice.com
Jul 28, 2022 · While oil pirates garner plenty of media attention with their attacks on oil tankers and platforms, oil piracy itself has been on the decline in recent years.
Oil rig workers use jets of water to repel latest pirate attack
Aug 15, 2022 · Oil workers aboard a ship and an oil platform used firefighting equipment to repel modern-day pirates in the Gulf of Mexico last Thursday. A group of 15 workers aboard the ship Atares and the...