In a bid to combat oil theft alongside other measures that has been put in place, the Federal Government plans to explore the possibility of using an electronic pipeline surveillance, to track oil theft in the country.

While speaking at a two-day oil and gas investment forum in Onne, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, President Jonathan who was represented by the senate president, David Mark on Saturday described the menace of oil theft as worrisome, stressing, but however said the government was ready to tackle it headlong.

According to the president he said “My administration has embarked on a number of far-reaching measures to combat these unwholesome activities. Government is exploring the possibility of using electronic pipeline surveillance to track down oil theft.”

While stressing that the government was putting in place mechanism to ensure that vandals found it extremely difficult to access petroleum pipelines, the president also gave assurance of continuous support to an investment drive in the sector.