The Nigerian National Petroleum 
Corporation (NNPC) said it has lifted embargo placed on 113 vessels from
 lifting crude and gas in any of its terminals within Nigerian 
territorial waters.
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This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Public Affairs, (NNPC) on Thursday in Lagos.
According to the statement, the lifting of the embargo is subject to the receipt of ‘Letters of Comfort’ from all terminal operators, oil companies and off-takers in Nigerian Oil and Gas sector.
It said the lifting is subject to the outcome of detailed investigation into the reasons why they were embargoed.
The
 corporation noted that in view of the above, the Federal Government has
 approved the establishment of an Inter-Agency Committee to investigate 
the vessels.
The committee is made up of the 
Department of State Services, (DSS), Nigerian Maritime Administration 
and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Nigerian Navy, Department of Petroleum 
Resources (DPR) and the NNPC.
"The 
Inter-Agency Committee will appraise the culpability or otherwise of 
each of the vessels in the time past and advise appropriately,’’ the NNPC stated.
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The
 vessels were banned recently after they were found to have engage in 
alleged shady deal in the lifting of crude within the terminals.

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