Oil storage fraud at Rotterdam Port raises concerns; 2.5B in suspicious deals reported

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Oil storage fraud at Rotterdam Port raises concerns; 2.5B in suspicious deals reported 07.02.2026

NL Times

Een grootschalige fraude met oliedepots in de Haven van Rotterdam, naar verluidt gerund door een internationale criminele organisatie, bedreigt de energie-infrastructuur en de reputatie van de haven. De Volkskrant onthulde dat er de afgelopen jaren ongeveer 2,5 miljard euro aan verdachte transacties plaatsvonden via 421 frauduleuze websites, waarvan meer dan 40% geregistreerd was in de Verenigde Staten, 30% in Rusland en 10% in Nederland. Dit fenomeen, bekend als "storage spoofing", genereert jaarlijks tientallen miljoenen euro's door het aanbieden van niet-bestaande olie of opslagcapaciteit. De fraude is geëscaleerd van online oplichting naar fysieke infiltratie van terminals, met risico op sabotage, zoals bleek uit een incident bij een Shell-raffinaderij op 31 mei 2021. De strafzaak "Barrel" hierover begint op 10 februari.

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